Other Deductions, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Deductions, Net

OTHER DEDUCTIONS, NET

Other deductions, net are summarized as follows:
	2017		2018	2019
Amortization of intangibles (intellectual property and customer relationships)	$	136	211	238
Restructuring costs	78		65	95
Other	110		61	(8	)
Total	$	324	337	325

The increase in amortization for 2019 is due to higher intangibles amortization of $46 which largely relates to acquisitions completed in 2018, partially offset by backlog amortization of $19 incurred in the prior year related to the valves & controls acquisition. Other, which is composed of several items, including acquisition/divestiture costs, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, bad debt expense, litigation, pension expense and other items, decreased in 2019 primarily due to lower acquisition/divestiture costs of $29, pension expenses of $42 and foreign currency transactions of $13. The decrease in 2018 is primarily due to lower pension expenses of $78, partially offset by higher acquisition/divestiture costs of $18.