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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Periodic Payment Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Floor

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount of the hedged item as of the balance sheet date related to the derivative. For example, the hedged balance on a debt instrument.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Stated rate on an interest rate forward or futures contract.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 21, 2018 USD ($) debt_instrument	Mar. 16, 2017	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Jun. 21, 2018 EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017	Jul. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of instruments \| debt_instrument	2
Deferred financing fees					$ 22,600,000	$ 800,000	$ 1,600,000
Accrued deferred financing fees					$ 900,000
Short-term debt interest rate					4.27%	2.98%			4.27%
Notes payable					$ 247,300,000	$ 104,100,000
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate debt hedged					$ 200,000,000	0
Fixed interest rate					2.22%				2.22%
Interest rate on derivative instrument											2.47%
Notional value											$ 400,000,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional value								$ 50,000,000
Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt			5 years
Maximum amount for line of credit													$ 350,000,000.0
Outstanding letters of credit					$ 240,000,000	95,000,000
Remaining available amount on letters of credit					103,300,000
Revolving Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR			LIBOR
Revolving Facility \| International
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit					7,300,000
Notes payable						$ 9,100,000
Revolving Facility \| Spectrum Brands Holdings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt				5 years
Maximum amount for line of credit				$ 400,000,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit					$ 6,700,000
6.375% Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate of debt	6.375%				6.375%				6.375%	6.375%
4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| €									€ 650,000,000.0	€ 650,000,000
Stated interest rate of debt	4.625%				4.625%				4.625%	4.625%
Term Loan A Facility and Term Loan B Facility \| Spectrum Brands Holdings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt				1,200,000,000
Term Loan A Facility \| Spectrum Brands Holdings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt				$ 200,000,000
Term of debt				3 years
Term Loan B Facility \| Spectrum Brands Holdings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt				$ 1,000,000,000
Term of debt				7 years
5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 600,000,000.0
Stated interest rate of debt			5.50%		5.50%				5.50%
Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, net of discount, due 2022 \| Senior secured term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 400,000,000.0
Term of debt			7 years
Discount amount			$ 1,000,000
Principal payments as a percentage of the original principal balance			0.25%
Principal payment			$ 1,000,000
Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, net of discount, due 2022 \| Senior secured term loan \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate debt hedged														$ 0
Fixed interest rate												2.03%
Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, net of discount, due 2022 \| Senior secured term loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR			LIBOR
Basis points		2.00%	2.50%
Basis points floor			75.00%