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Equity Roll Forward (Schedule Of Change In Equity) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]        
Balance at September 30, 2014     $ 10,167us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest  
Net earnings 979us-gaap_ProfitLoss 554us-gaap_ProfitLoss 1,508us-gaap_ProfitLoss 1,031us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive income (loss) (398)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 10us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (699)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 51us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Cash dividends     (654)us-gaap_DividendsCash  
Net purchases of common stock     (1,354)emr_NetTreasuryStockPurchasesAndOther  
Balance at March 31, 2015 8,968us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest   8,968us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest  
Parent Company [Member]        
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]        
Balance at September 30, 2014     10,119us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Net earnings     1,498us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss)     (698)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Cash dividends     (647)us-gaap_DividendsCash
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Net purchases of common stock     (1,354)emr_NetTreasuryStockPurchasesAndOther
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Balance at March 31, 2015 8,918us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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  8,918us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Noncontrolling Interest [Member]        
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]        
Balance at September 30, 2014     48us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
 
Net earnings     10us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss)     (1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
 
Cash dividends     (7)us-gaap_DividendsCash
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
 
Net purchases of common stock     0emr_NetTreasuryStockPurchasesAndOther
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
 
Balance at March 31, 2015 $ 50us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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  $ 50us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember