Other Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

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

	2017		2018	2019
Research and development expense	$	340	436	454
Depreciation expense	$	414	444	463
Rent expense	$	289	279	285

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 $159 in 2020, $112 in 2021, $82 in 2022, $57 in 2023, $38 in 2024 and $63 thereafter.

Items reported in other noncurrent assets included the following:

	2018		2019
Pension assets	$	591	164
Asbestos-related insurance receivables	$	124	115
Deferred income taxes	$	74	97

Items reported in accrued expenses included the following:

	2018		2019
Employee compensation	$	629	606
Customer advances (contract liabilities)	$	510	519
Product warranty	$	124	140

Other liabilities are summarized as follows:

	2018		2019
Pension and postretirement liabilities	$	625	775
Deferred income taxes	484		327
Asbestos litigation	334		313
Other	656		556
Total	$	2,099	1,971