Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Options Fair Value at Grant Date.

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Remaining

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Share Based Compensation Expense Related To Accelerated Vesting Provisions

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest.

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- Definition

Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for equity-based awards excluding options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Aggregate value of stock related to Restricted Stock Awards issued during the period.

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Stock Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended								6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] HGI's executive bonus plan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] HGI's executive bonus plan [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Stock option awards [Member] Minimum [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Stock option awards [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Restricted stock awards [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Restricted stock awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Restricted stock awards [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Restricted stock awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Restricted stock awards [Member] Minimum [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Restricted stock awards [Member] Maximum [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HGI [Member] Restricted stock units [Member] Minimum [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 HGI [Member] Restricted stock units [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Restricted stock awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 Spectrum Brands [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 Spectrum Brands [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Time-based restricted stock units vesting over one year [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 Spectrum Brands [Member] Time-based restricted stock units vesting over one year [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Performance based restricted stock units vesting over one year [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Performance based and time based restricted stock units vesting over two year [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 Spectrum Brands [Member] Performance based and time based restricted stock units vesting over two year [Member]	Jan. 01, 2012 Spectrum Brands [Member] Performance based and time based restricted stock units vesting over two year [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 FGL [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 FGL [Member] Cash Settlement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 FGL [Member] Unvested Option Awards to Fair Value [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 FGL [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 FGL [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 FGL [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 FGL [Member] Stock option awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 FGL [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 FGL [Member] Restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, granted								30,000	2,000,000	1,528,000	2,075,000																												194,000	205,000	194,000	205,000
Vesting period						12 months	36 months					12 months	36 months					7 months	36 months				7 months	12 months																	3 years	3 years		3 years
Grant date fair value								$ 100,000	$ 3,500,000	$ 5,400,000	$ 3,600,000			$ 200,000	$ 3,400,000	$ 27,700,000	$ 3,700,000				$ 100,000	$ 100,000																	$ 600,000	$ 600,000	$ 600,000	$ 600,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Equity intruments other than options granted														29,000	700,000	3,256,000	768,000			0	9,000	22,000				62,000	13,000	636,000	717,000	22,000	18,000	90,000	524,000										52,000	52,000
Remaining shares are restricted stock grants																										614,000		614,000							699,000
Equity instruments other than options, grant date fair value																												28,600,000	19,300,000
Time-based and vest over period of restricted stock units																														1 year		1 year	2 years	2 years
Dividend equivalent vesting provision																																				900,000
Stock compensation expense	15,700,000	7,300,000	22,200,000	11,800,000																																	600,000	100,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized					$ 19,400,000																															$ 3,500
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to recognized, years					2 years 5 months 27 days																															2 years 4 months 28 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term of outstanding stock option awards					9 years 2 months 13 days																															2 years 0 months 7 days