Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Schedule of change in carrying amount of goodwill by segment

	Wholesale			European Retail			Direct Response/ E-Commerce			North American Retail			Consolidated
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	613,561		$	281,025		$	317,985		$	7,744		$	1,220,315
Reassignment of goodwill(1)		—			35,000			(53,000	)		18,000			—
Acquisitions		35,500			4,147			—			—			39,647
Foreign currency translation		(3,841	)		4,681			—			—			840
Balance at September 30, 2013		645,220			324,853			264,985			25,744			1,260,802
Purchase price adjustments		—			517			—			—			517
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			(61,590	)		(25,744	)		(87,334	)
Foreign currency translation		(6,590	)		(4,113	)		—			—			(10,703	)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	638,630		$	321,257		$	203,395		$	—		$	1,163,282

(1) Goodwill was reassigned based on the relative fair values of the elements transferred and the elements remaining in the respective segment.

Schedule of carrying amounts of acquired other intangible assets

	2014				2013
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Amortization period (years)
Definite lived intangible assets
Brands and customer relationships	$	912,200	$	155,776	$	913,972	$	116,330		17–25
Tradenames and other		175,872		22,644		177,903		16,677		20–30
		1,088,072		178,420		1,091,875		133,007
Indefinite lived intangible asset
Tradenames		881,940		—		1,001,484		—
Total intangible assets	$	1,970,012	$	178,420	$	2,093,359	$	133,007