OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

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



	2016		2017	2018
Research and development expense	$	320	340	436
Depreciation expense	$	391	414	444
Rent expense	$	273	289	279

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 $204 in 2019, $146 in 2020, $97 in 2021, $66 in 2022 and $41 in 2023.

Items reported in other noncurrent assets included the following:

Items reported in accrued expenses included the following:



	2017		2018
Employee compensation	$	531	629
Customer advanced payments	$	505	453
Product warranty	$	120	124

Other liabilities are summarized as follows:



	2017		2018
Pension and postretirement liabilities	$	664	625
Deferred income taxes	425		484
Asbestos litigation	340		334
Other	551		656
Total	$	1,980	2,099

Other operating cash flow is comprised of the following:



	2016		2017	2018
Pension expense	$	95	127	49
Stock compensation expense	145		110	216
Transition impact of Tax Act	—		—	(189	)
Deferred income taxes and other	45		27	(22	)
Total	$	285	264	54

Pension assets

Asbestos-related insurance receivables

Deferred income taxes