Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 1,384	$ 1,093
Receivables, less allowances of $105 and $113, respectively	2,911	3,023
Inventories	2,073	1,813
Other current assets	784	690
Total current assets	7,152	6,619
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,615	3,562
Other assets
Goodwill	6,509	6,455
Other intangible assets	2,701	2,751
Other	1,094	1,003
Total other assets	10,304	10,209
Total assets	21,071	20,390
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	2,551	1,623
Accounts payable	1,730	1,943
Accrued expenses	2,349	2,534
Income taxes	84	64
Total current liabilities	6,714	6,164
Long-term debt	3,786	3,137
Other liabilities	1,999	2,099
Equity
Common stock, $0.50 par value; authorized, 1,200.0 shares; issued, 953.4 shares; outstanding, 614.8 shares and 629.2 shares, respectively	477	477
Additional paid-in-capital	380	348
Retained earnings	23,475	23,072
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(928)	(1,015)
Cost of common stock in treasury, 338.5 shares and 324.2 shares, respectively	(14,878)	(13,935)
Common stockholders’ equity	8,526	8,947
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	46	43
Total equity	8,572	8,990
Total liabilities and equity	$ 21,071	$ 20,390