Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of the Notes (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales	$ 749,222	$ 782,316	$ 752,986	$ 715,209	$ 726,077	$ 740,897	$ 684,261	$ 713,192	$ 2,999,733	$ 2,864,427
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									1,608,436	1,641,887
Advertising, promotion and catalog									164,298	152,021
Selling, general and administrative									832,629	788,719
Merger expenses						614	4,991	38,874		44,479	45,903
Total costs and expenses									2,605,363	2,627,106
Income from operations									394,370	237,321
Other income (expense):
Interest									(158,584)	(195,566)
Miscellaneous, net									(1,003)	1,933
Total other income (expense)									(159,587)	(193,633)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	64,787	78,659	52,086	39,251	51,565	80,986	(2,777)	(86,086)	234,783	43,688
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes									65,264	10,989
Income from continuing operations									169,519	32,699
Loss from discontinued operations	(9,029)	(13,925)	(768)	674	(1,950)	(668)	(1,590)	1,428	(23,048)	(2,780)
Net income									146,471	29,919
Predecessor
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales											2,705,837
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales											1,473,095
Advertising, promotion and catalog											136,763
Selling, general and administrative											694,803
Merger expenses											45,903
Total costs and expenses											2,350,564
Income from operations											355,273
Other income (expense):
Interest											(30,108)
Miscellaneous, net											4,127
Total other income (expense)											(25,981)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes											329,292
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes											114,270
Income from continuing operations											215,022
Loss from discontinued operations											(1,352)
Net income											213,670
Parent Company
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative									77,156	73,315
Merger expenses										43,857
Total costs and expenses									77,156	117,172
Income from operations									(77,156)	(117,172)
Other income (expense):
Equity in income of subsidiaries									290,559	227,054
Intercompany interest									4,769	10,608
Interest									(158,584)	(195,527)
Miscellaneous, net									365	(33)
Total other income (expense)									137,109	42,102
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									59,953	(75,070)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes									(86,518)	(104,989)
Income from continuing operations									146,471	29,919
Net income									146,471	29,919
Parent Company | Predecessor
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative											74,129
Merger expenses											45,903
Total costs and expenses											120,032
Income from operations											(120,032)
Other income (expense):
Equity in income of subsidiaries											308,889
Intercompany interest											8,754
Interest											(29,388)
Miscellaneous, net											123
Total other income (expense)											288,378
Income from continuing operations before income taxes											168,346
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes											(45,324)
Income from continuing operations											213,670
Net income											213,670
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales									2,173,443	2,129,211
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									1,303,122	1,349,302
Advertising, promotion and catalog									134,076	120,882
Selling, general and administrative									431,047	404,659
Total costs and expenses									1,868,245	1,874,843
Income from operations									305,198	254,368
Other income (expense):
Miscellaneous, net									1,564	4,977
Total other income (expense)									1,564	4,977
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									306,762	259,345
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes									107,367	90,769
Income from continuing operations									199,395	168,576
Net income									199,395	168,576
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Predecessor
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales											2,067,065
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales											1,225,826
Advertising, promotion and catalog											112,827
Selling, general and administrative											355,011
Total costs and expenses											1,693,664
Income from operations											373,401
Other income (expense):
Miscellaneous, net											4,445
Total other income (expense)											4,445
Income from continuing operations before income taxes											377,846
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes											132,245
Income from continuing operations											245,601
Net income											245,601
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales									947,941	867,339
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									426,965	424,708
Advertising, promotion and catalog									30,222	31,139
Selling, general and administrative									324,426	310,745
Merger expenses										622
Total costs and expenses									781,613	767,214
Income from operations									166,328	100,125
Other income (expense):
Intercompany interest									(4,769)	(10,608)
Interest										(39)
Miscellaneous, net									(2,932)	(3,011)
Total other income (expense)									(7,701)	(13,658)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									158,627	86,467
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes									44,415	25,209
Income from continuing operations									114,212	61,258
Loss from discontinued operations									(23,048)	(2,780)
Net income									91,164	58,478
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Predecessor
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales											712,495
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales											320,992
Advertising, promotion and catalog											23,936
Selling, general and administrative											265,663
Total costs and expenses											610,591
Income from operations											101,904
Other income (expense):
Intercompany interest											(8,754)
Interest											(720)
Miscellaneous, net											(441)
Total other income (expense)											(9,915)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes											91,989
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes											27,349
Income from continuing operations											64,640
Loss from discontinued operations											(1,352)
Net income											63,288
Eliminations
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales									(121,651)	(132,123)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									(121,651)	(132,123)
Total costs and expenses									(121,651)	(132,123)
Other income (expense):
Equity in income of subsidiaries									(290,559)	(227,054)
Total other income (expense)									(290,559)	(227,054)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									(290,559)	(227,054)
Income from continuing operations									(290,559)	(227,054)
Net income									(290,559)	(227,054)
Eliminations | Predecessor
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales											(73,723)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales											(73,723)
Total costs and expenses											(73,723)
Other income (expense):
Equity in income of subsidiaries											(308,889)
Total other income (expense)											(308,889)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes											(308,889)
Income from continuing operations											(308,889)
Net income											$ (308,889)