Business Restructuring Charges

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Business Restructuring Charges

Business Restructuring Charges

The Company incurred restructuring costs during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, in connection with the Company's acquisition of Bard and portfolio rationalization initiatives, which were largely recorded within Acquisitions and other restructurings. Restructuring liability activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)	Employee Termination				Other				Total
	Bard		Other Initiatives		Bard (a)		Other Initiatives		Bard		Other Initiatives
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	22	$	31	$	1	$	3	$	23	$	34
Charged to expense	7		(1)		33		30		40		29
Cash payments	(15)		(18)		(12)		(28)		(27)		(46)
Non-cash settlements	—		—		(21)		(2)		(21)		(2)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	14	$	12	1		$	3	$	15	$	15

(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.