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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Operating activities    
Net earnings $ 1,508us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 1,031us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 412us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 419us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Changes in operating working capital (530)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital (273)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital
Gain on sale of business, net of tax (528)emr_GainLossonsalesofbusinessnetoftax 0emr_GainLossonsalesofbusinessnetoftax
Other, net 67us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement 89us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement
Net cash provided by operating activities 929us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 1,266us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing activities    
Capital expenditures (359)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (397)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchases of businesses, net of cash and equivalents acquired (145)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (576)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Divestitures of businesses 1,391us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses 268us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
Other, net (86)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (55)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash (used by) provided by investing activities 801us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (760)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing activities    
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 1,223us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInThreeMonthsOrLess 145us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInThreeMonthsOrLess
Proceeds from short-term borrowings greater than three months 2,299us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths 1,669us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
Payments of short-term borrowings greater than three months (2,668)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths (724)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
Payments of long-term debt (251)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (321)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Dividends paid (647)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (606)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Purchases of common stock (1,351)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (596)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Purchase of noncontrolling interest 0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions (574)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions
Other, net (20)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities (37)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash used by financing activities (1,415)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (1,044)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents (208)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (13)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents 107us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (551)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Beginning cash and equivalents 3,149us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 3,275us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Ending cash and equivalents 3,256us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 2,724us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Changes in operating working capital    
Receivables 408us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables 298us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
Inventories (251)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (235)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Other current assets (40)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets 12us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets
Accounts payable (310)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (75)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accrued expenses (183)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities (227)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Income taxes (154)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable (46)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Changes in operating working capital $ (530)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital $ (273)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital