Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 06, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and SB/RH Holdings, LLC are filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Form 10-K/A”) to their Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 (“Fiscal 2019”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 15, 2019 (the “Original Form 10-K”) for the sole purpose of including certain of the information required by Part III of Form 10-K. As required by Rule 12b-15, in connection with this Form 10-K/A, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer are providing Rule 13a-14(a) certifications included herein.Except as explicitly set forth herein, this Form 10-K/A does not purport to modify or update the disclosures in, or exhibits to, the Original Form 10-K, or to update the Original Form 10-K to reflect events occurring after the date of such filing.
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Registrant Name	Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000109177
Entity File Number	1-4219
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	3001 Deming Way
Entity Address, City or Town	Middleton
Entity Address, State or Province	WI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	53562
City Area Code	608
Local Phone Number	275-3340
Entity Tax Identification Number	74-1339132
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 2,439
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		46,045,746
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
No Trading Symbol Flag	true
SB/RH [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SB/RH Holdings, LLC
Entity File Number	333-192634-03
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	27-2812840
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false