Divestiture	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Divestiture	Divestiture Respiratory Solutions In March 2016, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell 50.1% of its Respiratory Solutions business and form a joint venture with respect to this business. Assets and liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2016 include assets and liabilities subject to this agreement of approximately $578 million and $189 million, respectively. The Respiratory Solutions business was acquired in the CareFusion acquisition in 2015 and was a component of the Medical segment. The historical financial results for the Respiratory Solutions business have not been classified as a discontinued operation. Upon closing of the transaction, which occurred on October 3, 2016, the Company transferred the Respiratory Solutions business to a new standalone entity and retains a 49.9% non-controlling interest. The buyer will control the operations and governance of the new entity. The Company will account for its remaining interest in the new standalone entity as an equity method investment and will record, on a one-quarter lag, its share of the new entity's earnings or losses to Other income (expense), net. The Company has agreed to various contract manufacturing and certain logistical and transition services agreements with the new entity for a period of up to two years after the sale.

Divestiture

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Respiratory Solutions

In March 2016, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell 50.1% of its Respiratory Solutions business and form a joint venture with respect to this business. Assets and liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2016 include assets and liabilities subject to this agreement of approximately $578 million and $189 million, respectively. The Respiratory Solutions business was acquired in the CareFusion acquisition in 2015 and was a component of the Medical segment. The historical financial results for the Respiratory Solutions business have not been classified as a discontinued operation.

Upon closing of the transaction, which occurred on October 3, 2016, the Company transferred the Respiratory Solutions business to a new standalone entity and retains a 49.9% non-controlling interest. The buyer will control the operations and governance of the new entity. The Company will account for its remaining interest in the new standalone entity as an equity method investment and will record, on a one-quarter lag, its share of the new entity's earnings or losses to Other income (expense), net. The Company has agreed to various contract manufacturing and certain logistical and transition services agreements with the new entity for a period of up to two years after the sale.