Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

Summarized information about the Company's results of operations by business segment follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31,									Six Months Ended March 31,
	Sales					Earnings				Sales				Earnings
	2011			2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011		2012
Process Management	$	1,653		1,869		296		341		3,195		3,396		586		531
Industrial Automation	1,308			1,284		210		203		2,518		2,513		395		385
Network Power	1,616			1,549		150		134		3,285		3,044		332		256
Climate Technologies	1,014			926		187		158		1,824		1,659		310		258
Commercial & Residential Solutions	455			475		91		100		901		932		184		197
	6,046			6,103		934		936		11,723		11,544		1,807		1,627
Differences in accounting methods						56		55						109		104
Corporate and other						(100	)	(119	)					(252	)	(248	)
Eliminations/Interest	(192		)	(184	)	(57	)	(58	)	(334	)	(316	)	(118	)	(116	)
Total	$	5,854		5,919		833		814		11,389		11,228		1,546		1,367

Industrial Automation intersegment sales for the second quarter ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $163 million and $176 million, respectively, and $273 million and $302 million, respectively, year-to-date ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The increase in Corporate and other for the 2012 second quarter is due primarily to the comparative effect of the $15 million India joint venture acquisition gain in prior year. Corporate and other decreased slightly year-to-date on lower 2012 incentive stock compensation expense of $31 million, mostly offset by a $17 million charge related to the elimination of post-65 supplemental retiree medical benefits for approximately 8,000 active employees. In 2011 the $15 million acquisition gain was offset by $15 million of acquisition-related costs primarily incurred in the first quarter.