Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Net sales	$ 4,147	$ 3,816
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	2,386	2,202
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,077	995
Other deductions, net	50	78
Interest expense (net of interest income of $5 and $11, respectively)	43	38
Earnings before income taxes	591	503
Income taxes	124	109
Net earnings	467	394
Less: Noncontrolling interests in earnings of subsidiaries	2	2
Net earnings common stockholders	$ 465	$ 392
Basic earnings per share common stockholders	$ 0.74	$ 0.61
Diluted earnings per share common stockholders	0.74	0.61
Cash dividends per common share	$ 0.49	$ 0.485