diff --git a/moto/autoscaling/models.py b/moto/autoscaling/models.py
index 3a7f69401..da5efb711 100644
--- a/moto/autoscaling/models.py
+++ b/moto/autoscaling/models.py
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ class FakeLaunchConfiguration(object):
 
 class FakeAutoScalingGroup(object):
     def __init__(self, name, availability_zones, desired_capacity, max_size,
-                 min_size, launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier):
+                 min_size, launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier,
+                 default_cooldown, health_check_period, health_check_type,
+                 load_balancers, placement_group, termination_policies):
         self.name = name
         self.availability_zones = availability_zones
         self.max_size = max_size
@@ -59,11 +61,20 @@ class FakeAutoScalingGroup(object):
         self.launch_config_name = launch_config_name
         self.vpc_zone_identifier = vpc_zone_identifier
 
+        self.default_cooldown = default_cooldown if default_cooldown else DEFAULT_COOLDOWN
+        self.health_check_period = health_check_period
+        self.health_check_type = health_check_type if health_check_type else "EC2"
+        self.load_balancers = load_balancers
+        self.placement_group = placement_group
+        self.termination_policies = termination_policies
+
         self.instances = []
         self.set_desired_capacity(desired_capacity)
 
     def update(self, availability_zones, desired_capacity, max_size, min_size,
-               launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier):
+               launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier, default_cooldown,
+               health_check_period, health_check_type, load_balancers,
+               placement_group, termination_policies):
         self.availability_zones = availability_zones
         self.max_size = max_size
         self.min_size = min_size
@@ -142,7 +153,10 @@ class AutoScalingBackend(BaseBackend):
 
     def create_autoscaling_group(self, name, availability_zones,
                                  desired_capacity, max_size, min_size,
-                                 launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier):
+                                 launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier,
+                                 default_cooldown, health_check_period,
+                                 health_check_type, load_balancers,
+                                 placement_group, termination_policies):
         group = FakeAutoScalingGroup(
             name=name,
             availability_zones=availability_zones,
@@ -151,16 +165,27 @@ class AutoScalingBackend(BaseBackend):
             min_size=min_size,
             launch_config_name=launch_config_name,
             vpc_zone_identifier=vpc_zone_identifier,
+            default_cooldown=default_cooldown,
+            health_check_period=health_check_period,
+            health_check_type=health_check_type,
+            load_balancers=load_balancers,
+            placement_group=placement_group,
+            termination_policies=termination_policies,
         )
         self.autoscaling_groups[name] = group
         return group
 
     def update_autoscaling_group(self, name, availability_zones,
                                  desired_capacity, max_size, min_size,
-                                 launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier):
+                                 launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier,
+                                 default_cooldown, health_check_period,
+                                 health_check_type, load_balancers,
+                                 placement_group, termination_policies):
         group = self.autoscaling_groups[name]
         group.update(availability_zones, desired_capacity, max_size,
-                     min_size, launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier)
+                     min_size, launch_config_name, vpc_zone_identifier,
+                     default_cooldown, health_check_period, health_check_type,
+                     load_balancers, placement_group, termination_policies)
         return group
 
     def describe_autoscaling_groups(self, names):
diff --git a/moto/autoscaling/responses.py b/moto/autoscaling/responses.py
index aa5d5f1a4..fe7f46b8f 100644
--- a/moto/autoscaling/responses.py
+++ b/moto/autoscaling/responses.py
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ class AutoScalingResponse(BaseResponse):
             min_size=self._get_int_param('MinSize'),
             launch_config_name=self._get_param('LaunchConfigurationName'),
             vpc_zone_identifier=self._get_param('VPCZoneIdentifier'),
+            default_cooldown=self._get_int_param('DefaultCooldown'),
+            health_check_period=self._get_int_param('HealthCheckGracePeriod'),
+            health_check_type=self._get_param('HealthCheckType'),
+            load_balancers=self._get_multi_param('LoadBalancerNames.member'),
+            placement_group=self._get_param('PlacementGroup'),
+            termination_policies=self._get_multi_param('TerminationPolicies.member'),
         )
         template = Template(CREATE_AUTOSCALING_GROUP_TEMPLATE)
         return template.render()
@@ -77,6 +83,12 @@ class AutoScalingResponse(BaseResponse):
             min_size=self._get_int_param('MinSize'),
             launch_config_name=self._get_param('LaunchConfigurationName'),
             vpc_zone_identifier=self._get_param('VPCZoneIdentifier'),
+            default_cooldown=self._get_int_param('DefaultCooldown'),
+            health_check_period=self._get_int_param('HealthCheckGracePeriod'),
+            health_check_type=self._get_param('HealthCheckType'),
+            load_balancers=self._get_multi_param('LoadBalancerNames.member'),
+            placement_group=self._get_param('PlacementGroup'),
+            termination_policies=self._get_multi_param('TerminationPolicies.member'),
         )
         template = Template(UPDATE_AUTOSCALING_GROUP_TEMPLATE)
         return template.render()
@@ -201,7 +213,7 @@ DESCRIBE_AUTOSCALING_GROUPS_TEMPLATE = """<DescribeAutoScalingGroupsResponse xml
         <Tags/>
         <SuspendedProcesses/>
         <AutoScalingGroupName>{{ group.name }}</AutoScalingGroupName>
-        <HealthCheckType>ELB</HealthCheckType>
+        <HealthCheckType>{{ group.health_check_type }}</HealthCheckType>
         <CreatedTime>2013-05-06T17:47:15.107Z</CreatedTime>
         <EnabledMetrics/>
         <LaunchConfigurationName>{{ group.launch_config_name }}</LaunchConfigurationName>
@@ -212,23 +224,38 @@ DESCRIBE_AUTOSCALING_GROUPS_TEMPLATE = """<DescribeAutoScalingGroupsResponse xml
           <member>{{ availability_zone }}</member>
           {% endfor %}
         </AvailabilityZones>
-        <LoadBalancerNames>
-          <member>my-test-asg-loadbalancer</member>
-        </LoadBalancerNames>
+        {% if group.load_balancers %}
+          <LoadBalancerNames>
+          {% for load_balancer in group.load_balancers %}
+            <member>{{ load_balancer }}</member>
+          {% endfor %}
+          </LoadBalancerNames>
+        {% else %}
+          <LoadBalancerNames/>
+        {% endif %}
         <MinSize>{{ group.min_size }}</MinSize>
         {% if group.vpc_zone_identifier %}
           <VPCZoneIdentifier>{{ group.vpc_zone_identifier }}</VPCZoneIdentifier>
         {% else %}
           <VPCZoneIdentifier/>
         {% endif %}
-        <HealthCheckGracePeriod>120</HealthCheckGracePeriod>
-        <DefaultCooldown>300</DefaultCooldown>
+        <HealthCheckGracePeriod>{{ group.health_check_period }}</HealthCheckGracePeriod>
+        <DefaultCooldown>{{ group.default_cooldown }}</DefaultCooldown>
         <AutoScalingGroupARN>arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:803981987763:autoScalingGroup:ca861182-c8f9-4ca7-b1eb-cd35505f5ebb
         :autoScalingGroupName/my-test-asg-lbs</AutoScalingGroupARN>
+        {% if group.termination_policies %}
         <TerminationPolicies>
-          <member>Default</member>
+          {% for policy in group.termination_policies %}
+          <member>{{ policy }}</member>
+          {% endfor %}
         </TerminationPolicies>
+        {% else %}
+        <TerminationPolicies/>
+        {% endif %}
         <MaxSize>{{ group.max_size }}</MaxSize>
+        {% if group.placement_group %}
+        <PlacementGroup>{{ group.placement_group }}</PlacementGroup>
+        {% endif %}
       </member>
       {% endfor %}
     </AutoScalingGroups>
diff --git a/tests/test_autoscaling/test_autoscaling.py b/tests/test_autoscaling/test_autoscaling.py
index ede0b6720..676833a96 100644
--- a/tests/test_autoscaling/test_autoscaling.py
+++ b/tests/test_autoscaling/test_autoscaling.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import boto
 from boto.ec2.autoscale.launchconfig import LaunchConfiguration
 from boto.ec2.autoscale.group import AutoScalingGroup
-from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
-import sure  # flake8: noqa
-from unittest import skipIf
+import sure  # noqa
 
 from moto import mock_autoscaling, mock_ec2
 from tests.helpers import requires_boto_gte
@@ -22,11 +20,17 @@ def test_create_autoscaling_group():
     group = AutoScalingGroup(
         name='tester_group',
         availability_zones=['us-east-1c', 'us-east-1b'],
+        default_cooldown=60,
         desired_capacity=2,
+        health_check_period=100,
+        health_check_type="EC2",
         max_size=2,
         min_size=2,
         launch_config=config,
+        load_balancers=["test_lb"],
+        placement_group="test_placement",
         vpc_zone_identifier='subnet-1234abcd',
+        termination_policies=["OldestInstance", "NewestInstance"],
     )
     conn.create_auto_scaling_group(group)
 
@@ -38,6 +42,12 @@ def test_create_autoscaling_group():
     group.min_size.should.equal(2)
     group.vpc_zone_identifier.should.equal('subnet-1234abcd')
     group.launch_config_name.should.equal('tester')
+    group.default_cooldown.should.equal(60)
+    group.health_check_period.should.equal(100)
+    group.health_check_type.should.equal("EC2")
+    list(group.load_balancers).should.equal(["test_lb"])
+    group.placement_group.should.equal("test_placement")
+    list(group.termination_policies).should.equal(["OldestInstance", "NewestInstance"])
 
 
 @mock_autoscaling
@@ -70,6 +80,12 @@ def test_create_autoscaling_groups_defaults():
     list(group.availability_zones).should.equal([])
     group.desired_capacity.should.equal(2)
     group.vpc_zone_identifier.should.equal('')
+    group.default_cooldown.should.equal(300)
+    group.health_check_period.should.equal(None)
+    group.health_check_type.should.equal("EC2")
+    list(group.load_balancers).should.equal([])
+    group.placement_group.should.equal(None)
+    list(group.termination_policies).should.equal([])
 
 
 @mock_autoscaling