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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Debt

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Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Cash

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of other expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The change in equity as a result of a spin-off transaction (a regular or reverse spin-off) which is based on the recorded amounts.

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Spin-Off of Embecta Corp. - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash Transfer Related to Spinoff Transaction		$ 265	$ 0	$ 0
Spin-off of Embecta (See Note 2)		251
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Cash					$ 1,266
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Expense		30
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Debt	$ 1,650
Cash Transfer Related to Spinoff Transaction	265
Notes 6.750% due February 15, 2030
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	200				$ 200
Foreign Currency Translation
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Spin-off of Embecta (See Note 2)		$ 251
Foreign Currency Translation \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Spin-off of Embecta (See Note 2)	$ 251