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PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Retirement Plans Expense
Retirement plans expense includes the following components:
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024 
Defined benefit plans:
     Service cost (benefits earned during the period)$49 25 17 25 20 20 
     Interest cost99 164 169 33 50 49 
     Expected return on plan assets(253)(247)(259)(56)(39)(38)
     Net amortization and other102 (55)(43)18 6 
       Net periodic pension expense (income)(3)(113)(116)49 37 
Defined contribution plans124 111 130 52 49 70 
             Total retirement plans expense (income)$121 (2)14 57 98 107 
Schedule of Reconciliations of Actuarial Present Value of Projected Benefit Obligations and Fair Value of Plan Assets for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Details of the changes in the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for defined benefit pension plans follow:
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
2023 2024 2023 2024 
Projected benefit obligation, beginning$3,112 2,934 965 926 
     Service cost25 17 20 20 
     Interest cost164 169 50 49 
     Actuarial (gain) loss(75)283 (25)13 
     Curtailments(31)(4)—  
     Benefits paid(204)(205)(42)(41)
     Settlements(2)(108)(70)(39)
     Acquisitions (Divestitures), net(56) (46)6 
     Foreign currency translation and other3 74 70 
Projected benefit obligation, ending$2,934 3,089 926 1,004 
Fair value of plan assets, beginning$3,625 3,590 908 864 
     Actual return on plan assets230 598 (40)73 
     Employer contributions14 14 32 24 
     Benefits paid(204)(205)(42)(41)
     Settlements(2)(108)(70)(39)
     Acquisitions (Divestitures), net(74) (2)
     Foreign currency translation and other 74 87 
Fair value of plan assets, ending$3,590 3,889 864 966 
     Net amount recognized in the balance sheet $656 800 (62)(38)
Location of net amount recognized in the balance sheet:
Noncurrent asset$815 961 180 233 
Current liability (14)(14)(17)(17)
Noncurrent liability(145)(147)(225)(254)
     Net amount recognized in the balance sheet $656 800 (62)(38)
Pretax accumulated other comprehensive loss$(257)(243)(181)(163)
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used in Valuations of Pension Benefits
The weighted-average assumptions used in the valuation of pension benefits follow:
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024 
Net pension expense
Discount rate used to determine service cost3.16 %5.66 %6.09 %2.2 %4.9 %5.2 %
Discount rate used to determine interest cost2.31 %5.49 %5.94 %2.2 %4.9 %5.2 %
Expected return on plan assets6.00 %6.00 %6.50 %4.4 %4.4 %4.7 %
Rate of compensation increase4.00 %4.00 %4.00 %3.7 %4.0 %3.9 %
Benefit obligations
Discount rate5.64 %6.03 %4.97 %4.9 %5.2 %4.7 %
Rate of compensation increase4.00 %4.00 %4.00 %4.0 %3.9 %3.9 %
Schedule of Asset Allocations and Weighted-Average Target Allocations
The Company's asset allocations at September 30, 2024 and 2023, and weighted-average target allocations follow:
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
2023 2024 Target2023 2024 Target
Equity securities39 %29 %
25-35%
%7 %
5-15%
Debt securities51 63 
60-70
75 69 
65-75
Other10 8 
0-10
17 24 
15-25
     Total100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
The fair values of defined benefit pension assets as of September 30, organized by asset class and by the fair value hierarchy of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, follow. Investments valued based on the net asset value (NAV) of fund units held, as derived from the fair value of the underlying assets, are excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
Level 1Level 2Level 3Measured at NAVTotal%
2024
U.S. equities$245 10  620 875 18 %
International equities154 12  65 231 5 %
Emerging market equities1  101 102 2 %
Corporate bonds1,221  879 2,100 43 %
Government bonds904  108 1,012 21 %
Other206 1 132 196 535 11 %
     Total$605 2,149 132 1,969 4,855 100 %
2023
U.S. equities$396 — 619 1,024 23 %
International equities210 14 — 103 327 %
Emerging market equities— — 118 119 %
Corporate bonds— 1,008 — 843 1,851 42 %
Government bonds— 505 — 124 629 14 %
Other121 126 250 504 11 %
     Total$727 1,544 126 2,057 4,454 100 %