Earnings Per Share - SBH (Schedule Of Weighted Average Shares) (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Basic
Basic, weighted average shares	48.8	32.7	51.3	32.5
Diluted
Diluted, weighted average shares	48.8	32.8	51.3	32.7
HRG [Member]
Basic
Basic, weighted average shares		203.0		201.8
Basic, share conversion at 1 to 0.1613		32.7		32.5
Diluted
Diluted, weighted average shares		203.3		202.7
Diluted, share conversion at 1 to 0.1613		32.8		32.7

Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109260490&loc=d3e1448-109256

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
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