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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Derivatives, Additional Information (Details) € in Millions, shares in Millions, ¥ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	$ 82,000,000			$ (3,000,000)			$ 27,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	$ 3,020,000,000			2,568,000,000
Hedge percentage for foreign exchange transactional exposures, Minimum	70.00%	70.00%	70.00%
Hedge percentage for foreign exchange transactional exposures, Maximum	90.00%	90.00%	90.00%
Derivative, amount of hedged ordinary shares \| shares	1.4
Gains (Losses) Reclassifed from CTA to Income for Outstanding Net Investment Hedges	$ 0			0			0
Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	3,020,000,000			2,568,000,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	0			0
Foreign currency exchange derivatives \| Other current liabilities \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	10,000,000			23,000,000
Foreign currency exchange derivatives \| Other current liabilities \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	0			0
Foreign Currency Denominated Debt [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments \| ¥			¥ 25			¥ 25
Equity swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item	60,000,000
One billion euro net investment hedge [Member] \| Foreign Currency Denominated Debt [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments \| €		€ 888			€ 888
750 million euro net investment hedge [Member] \| Foreign Currency Denominated Debt [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments \| €		500			750
423 million euro net investment hedge [Member] \| Foreign Currency Denominated Debt [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments \| €		423
58 million euro net investment hedge [Member] \| Foreign Currency Denominated Debt [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments \| €		54			54
500 million euro net investment hedge [Member] [Member] \| Foreign Currency Denominated Debt [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments \| €		€ 500			€ 423
Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax	$ (172,000,000)			$ 145,000,000			$ 45,000,000