Other Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Other Financial Data [Abstract]

Other Financial Data

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Items reported in earnings during the years ended September 30 include the following:

	2009		2010		2011
Depreciation expense	$	543		562		522
Research and development expense	$	460		473		555
Rent expense	$	363		353		372

The Company leases facilities, transportation and office equipment and various other items under operating lease agreements. The minimum annual rentals under noncancellable long-term leases, exclusive of maintenance, taxes, insurance and other operating costs, will approximate $245 in 2012, $179 in 2013, $118 in 2014, $78 in 2015 and $54 in 2016.

Items reported in accrued expenses include the following:

	2010		2011
Employee compensation	$	683		640
Customer advanced payments	$	385		385
Product warranty	$	224		211

Other liabilities are summarized as follows:

	2010		2011
Deferred income taxes	$	762		764
Pension plans		612		736
Postretirement plans, excluding current portion		380		361
Other		702		660
Total	$	2,456		2,521

Other operating cash flow is comprised of the following:

	2009		2010			2011
Pension expense	$	94		132			145
Stock compensation expense		54		217			121
(Gain) Loss on sale of businesses, net of tax		–		(167	)		(25	)
Other		123		15			38
Total	$	271		197			279