Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Schedule of change in carrying amount of goodwill by segment

	Consumer Products Group			Holland & Barrett International			Puritan's Pride			Vitamin World			Consolidated
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	638,091		$	321,767		$	261,270		$	25,744		$	1,246,872
Purchase price adjustments		—			517			—			—			517
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			(61,590	)		(25,744	)		(87,334	)
Foreign currency translation		(6,590	)		(4,113	)		—			—			(10,703	)
Balance at September 30, 2014		631,501			318,171			199,680			—			1,149,352
Write-off due to sale of powder facility		(4,892	)		—			(649	)		—			(5,541	)
Foreign currency translation		(14,931	)		(24,790	)		—			—			(39,721	)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	611,678		$	293,381		$	199,031		$	—		$	1,104,090

Schedule of carrying amounts of acquired other intangible assets

	2015				2014
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Amortization period (years)
Definite lived intangible assets
Brands and customer relationships	$	907,039	$	194,407	$	912,200	$	155,776		17–25
Tradenames and other		166,575		27,043		175,872		22,644		20–30
		1,073,614		221,450		1,088,072		178,420
Indefinite lived intangible asset
Tradenames		812,374		—		881,940		—
Total intangible assets	$	1,885,988	$	221,450	$	1,970,012	$	178,420