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Business Restructuring Charges
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Business Restructuring Charges
Business Restructuring Charges
The Company incurred restructuring costs during the six months ended March 31, 2019, largely in connection with its acquisition of Bard, which were recorded as Acquisitions and other restructurings. Restructuring liability activity for the six months ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:
(Millions of dollars)
Employee
Termination
 
Other
 
Total
 
Bard
 
Other Initiatives
 
Bard (a)
 
Other Initiatives
 
Bard
 
Other Initiatives
Balance at September 30, 2018
$
33

 
$
23

 
$
—

 
$
4

 
$
33

 
$
27

Charged to expense
9

 
8

 
38

 
17

 
47

 
25

Cash payments
(22
)
 
(11
)
 
(2
)
 
(14
)
 
(24
)
 
(25
)
Non-cash settlements
—

 
—

 
(36
)
 
(4
)
 
(36
)
 
(4
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
$
20

 
$
20

 
—

 
$
3

 
$
20

 
$
23


(a)
Largely represents the cost associated with certain pre-acquisition equity awards of Bard which, to encourage post-acquisition employee retention, were converted to BD equity awards with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Bard awards immediately prior to the acquisition date.