Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

19. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

        The changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

	Currency Translation(1)			Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs			Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	(in millions)
Balance at fiscal year end 2013	$	931		$	(569	)	$	(59	)	$	303
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(216	)		(211	)		(35	)		(462	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		5			44			49			98
Income tax benefit		—			44			—			44
Net other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(211	)		(123	)		14			(320	)
Balance at fiscal year end 2014		720			(692	)		(45	)		(17	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(536	)		(147	)		(44	)		(727	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		224	(2)		75			45			344
Income tax benefit		—			26			1			27
Net other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(312	)		(46	)		2			(356	)
Balance at fiscal year end 2015		408			(738	)		(43	)		(373	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(69	)		(190	)		(14	)		(273	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(23	)		70			32			79
Income tax (expense) benefit		—			32			(7	)		25
Net other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(92	)		(88	)		11			(169	)
Balance at fiscal year end 2016	$	316		$	(826	)	$	(32	)	$	(542	)

(1)	Includes hedges of net investment foreign exchange gains or losses which offset foreign exchange losses or gains attributable to the translation of the net investments.
(2)	Represents net currency translation reclassified as a result of the sale of BNS. This net loss is included in income from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 4 for additional information regarding the divestiture of BNS.