Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Data [Abstract]

Financial information for the Company's segments

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenues (A)
Medical	$	1,044,836		$	945,522		$	2,952,713		$	2,837,827
Diagnostics		631,359			576,269			1,838,429			1,727,415
Biosciences		337,886			309,120			986,967			933,896
	$	2,014,081		$	1,830,911		$	5,778,109		$	5,499,138
Segment Operating Income
Medical	$	324,170		$	273,186		$	887,080		$	839,436
Diagnostics		164,293			146,703			481,322			452,789
Biosciences		89,943			87,101			275,643			269,797
Total Segment Operating Income		578,406			506,990			1,644,045			1,562,022
Unallocated Items (B)		(117,765	)		(93,617	)		(346,792	)		(314,980	)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	$	460,641		$	413,373		$	1,297,253		$	1,247,042

(A)	Intersegment revenues are not material.
(B)	Includes primarily interest, net; foreign exchange; corporate expenses; and share-based compensation expense.

Revenues by Organizational Units

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Revenues by Organizational Units
BD Medical
Medical Surgical Systems	$	529,018	$	493,553	$	1,546,334	$	1,507,995
Diabetes Care		220,184		197,152		641,826		586,658
Pharmaceutical Systems		295,634		254,817		764,553		743,174
	$	1,044,836	$	945,522	$	2,952,713	$	2,837,827
BD Diagnostics
Preanalytical Systems	$	330,326	$	303,526	$	949,194	$	891,362
Diagnostic Systems		301,033		272,743		889,235		836,053
	$	631,359	$	576,269	$	1,838,429	$	1,727,415
BD Biosciences
Cell Analysis	$	255,028	$	230,433	$	751,287	$	704,243
Discovery Labware		82,858		78,687		235,680		229,653
	$	337,886	$	309,120	$	986,967	$	933,896
	$	2,014,081	$	1,830,911	$	5,778,109	$	5,499,138

Revenues by the geographic areas

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Total Revenues
United States	$	855,464	$	809,428	$	2,513,247	$	2,454,604
International		1,158,617		1,021,483		3,264,862		3,044,534
	$	2,014,081	$	1,830,911	$	5,778,109	$	5,499,138