CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 494.7	$ 393.4
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $60.1 and $60.2)		2,583.7	2,591.9
Inventories		2,328.4	2,331.5
Other current assets (amount related to SPEs of $0 and $862.1)		873.7	1,584.8
Assets held for sale		62.8	91.5
Total current assets		6,343.3	6,993.1
Property, plant and equipment, net		11,240.7	11,063.2
Goodwill		4,266.5	4,248.7
Intangibles, net		2,424.0	2,576.2
Prepaid pension asset		637.2	618.3
Other noncurrent assets (amount related to SPEs of $384.4 and $382.7)		1,972.3	1,944.2
Total Assets		26,884.0	27,443.7
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt		1,317.5	533.0
Accounts payable		2,138.0	2,123.9
Accrued compensation and benefits		426.1	524.9
Other current liabilities (amount related to SPEs of $0 and $776.7)		855.8	1,737.6
Total current liabilities		4,737.4	4,919.4
Long-term debt due after one year		7,718.2	8,050.9
Pension liabilities, net of current portion		194.4	191.2
Postretirement benefit liabilities, net of current portion		99.9	99.1
Deferred income taxes		2,251.6	2,433.2
Other noncurrent liabilities (amount related to SPEs of $331.1 and $330.2)		1,798.7	1,652.2
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 30.0 million shares authorized; no shares outstanding		0.0	0.0
Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 600.0 million shares authorized; 258.1 million and 256.4 million shares outstanding at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively		2.6	2.6
Capital in excess of par value		10,704.9	10,698.5
Retained earnings		113.4	278.2
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(754.7)	(898.6)
Total stockholders’ equity		10,066.2	10,080.7
Noncontrolling interests		17.6	17.0
Total equity		10,083.8	10,097.7
Total Liabilities and Equity		$ 26,884.0	$ 27,443.7

[1] All amounts are net of tax and noncontrolling interests.