Other Deductions, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Deductions, Net

OTHER DEDUCTIONS, NET

Other deductions, net are summarized as follows:
	2015		2016	2017
Amortization of intangibles (intellectual property and customer relationships)	$	94	84	136
Restructuring costs	138		96	78
Other	98		114	72
Total	$	330	294	286

Other is composed of several items, including foreign currency transaction gains and losses, bad debt expense, equity investment income and losses, litigation and other items. The decrease in other for 2017 is due to favorable foreign currency transactions comparisons of $78 (unfavorable in the prior year), partially offset by higher acquisition/divestiture costs of $24 and the comparative impact of a $21 gain from payments received related to dumping duties in 2016. The increase in 2016 is primarily due to an unfavorable foreign currency transactions impact of $67, partially offset by lower litigation costs of $30 and the dumping duties gain.