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Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consisted of:
 
March 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
(Millions of dollars)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Amortized intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Developed technology
$
13,976

 
$
2,352

 
$
13,966

 
$
1,782

Customer relationships
4,586

 
1,022

 
4,584

 
861

Product rights
118

 
60

 
121

 
58

Trademarks
407

 
93

 
407

 
84

Patents and other
407

 
295

 
397

 
288

Amortized intangible assets
$
19,495

 
$
3,822

 
$
19,475

 
$
3,073

Unamortized intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired in-process research and development
$
31

 
 
 
$
37

 
 
Trademarks
2

 
 
 
2

 
 
Unamortized intangible assets
$
33

 
 
 
$
39

 
 

Intangible amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $376 million and $370 million, respectively. Intangible amortization expense for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $754 million and $505 million, respectively. The increase in intangible amortization expense for the six months ended March 31, 2019 was attributable to assets acquired in the Bard transaction, which is further discussed in Note 9.
The following is a reconciliation of goodwill by business segment:
(Millions of dollars)
Medical
 
Life Sciences
 
Interventional
 
Total
Goodwill as of September 30, 2018
$
10,054

  
$
775

 
$
12,771

  
$
23,600

Divestiture-related adjustments

 
3

 

 
3

Purchase accounting adjustments (a)
(15
)
 

 
(70
)
 
(84
)
Currency translation
(3
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(5
)
Goodwill as of March 31, 2019
$
10,036

  
$
776

 
$
12,701

  
$
23,513

(a)
The purchase accounting adjustments were primarily driven by adjustments to tax-related balances.