Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions	12. Related Party Transactions Consulting Agreement—The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") NBTY entered into a consulting agreement with Carlyle under which it pays Carlyle a fee for consulting services Carlyle provides to it and its subsidiaries. Under this agreement, subject to certain conditions, NBTY expects to pay an annual consulting fee to Carlyle of $3,000; NBTY reimburses Carlyle for out-of-pocket expenses, and may pay Carlyle additional fees associated with other future transactions. For the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, these fees totaled $750 and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. Out of pocket expenditures paid to Carlyle were $434 and $334 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Services from Portfolio Companies of Funds Affiliated with Carlyle From time to time, we receive services from other portfolio companies of funds that are affiliated with Carlyle, which includes payments for services to one such vendor in the amounts of $3,526 and $62 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.