OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

Items reported in earnings from continuing operations during the years ended September 30 include the following:



	2014		2015	2016
Research and development expense	$	356	336	320
Depreciation expense	$	402	399	391
Rent expense	$	304	287	273

The Company leases certain facilities, transportation and office equipment, and various other items under operating lease agreements. Minimum annual rentals under noncancelable long-term leases, exclusive of maintenance, taxes, insurance and other operating costs, will approximate $183 in 2017, $130 in 2018, $94 in 2019, $57 in 2020 and $36 in 2021.

At September 30, 2015, other current assets included short-term investments of $99, which matured in 2016.

Items reported in accrued expenses include the following:



	2015		2016
Employee compensation	$	448	431
Customer advanced payments	$	400	433
Product warranty	$	101	106

Other liabilities are summarized as follows:



	2015		2016
Pension liabilities	$	543	844
Deferred income taxes	270		210
Postretirement liabilities, excluding current portion	199		193
Other	527		482
Total	$	1,539	1,729

Other operating cash flow is comprised of the following:



	2014			2015	2016
Pension expense	$	142		153	95
Stock compensation expense	123			24	145
Deferred income taxes and other	(102		)	19	45
Total	$	163		196	285