Acquisitions (Details)				1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	May 31, 2013 Essential Salon Products, Inc. USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2011 Floral Group USD ($) store	Nov. 30, 2011 Floral Group EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Not individually material acquisitions USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Not individually material acquisitions USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Not individually material acquisitions USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 Aerial Company, Inc. ("Aerial") USD ($) store state	Oct. 31, 2010 Aerial Company, Inc. ("Aerial") Prior ABL facility USD ($)
Acquisitions
Cost of acquisition				$ 15,700,000	$ 31,200,000	€ 22,800,000	$ 6,800,000	$ 12,800,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 81,800,000
Number of beauty supply stores					19	19				82
Goodwill not deductible for tax purposes recorded in connection with the acquisitions	538,278,000	532,331,000	505,873,000		15,000,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization				9,100,000	11,800,000		4,000,000			34,700,000
Borrowings on ABL credit facility used to fund acquisition					17,000,000						78,000,000
Goodwill expected to be deducted for tax purposes				$ 3,500,000				$ 9,400,000	$ 4,300,000	$ 25,300,000
Period from the acquisition date within which final valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be completed				12 months
Number of states in which the entity operates										11