Other Deductions, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Deductions, Net

OTHER DEDUCTIONS, NET

Other deductions, net are summarized as follows:
	2016		2017	2018
Amortization of intangibles (intellectual property and customer relationships)	$	84	136	211
Restructuring costs	96		78	65
Other	114		72	100
Total	$	294	286	376

The increase in amortization for 2018 is due to acquisitions. Other, which is composed of several items, including acquisition/divestiture costs, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, bad debt expense, litigation and other items, increased in 2018 primarily due to higher acquisition/divestiture costs of $18. The decrease in 2017 is primarily due to favorable foreign currency transactions comparisons of $78 (unfavorable in 2016), 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.