Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Net sales	$ 4,248	$ 3,574	$ 8,064	$ 6,790
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	2,423	2,017	4,618	3,868
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,032	868	2,024	1,690
Other deductions, net	99	83	187	116
Interest expense (net of interest income of $14, $9, $25, and $15, respectively)	36	41	74	87
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	658	565	1,161	1,029
Income taxes	169	181	278	275
Earnings from continuing operations	489	384	883	754
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(84)	0	(139)
Net earnings	489	300	883	615
Less: Noncontrolling interests in earnings of subsidiaries	7	8	9	14
Net earnings common stockholders	482	292	874	601
Earnings from continuing operations common stockholders	$ 482	$ 376	$ 874	$ 740
Basic earnings from continuing operations per common share	$ 0.76	$ 0.58	$ 1.37	$ 1.14
Basic earnings from discontinued operations per common share	0.00	(0.13)	0.00	(0.21)
Basic earnings per common share	0.76	0.45	1.37	0.93
Diluted earnings from continuing operations per common share	0.76	0.58	1.37	1.14
Diluted earnings from discontinued operations per common share	0.00	(0.13)	0.00	(0.21)
Diluted earnings per common share	0.76	0.45	1.37	0.93
Cash dividends per common share	$ 0.485	$ 0.48	$ 0.97	$ 0.96