Restructuring Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The changes in restructuring reserves for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits			Asset Impairment			Plant Shutdown & Other			Total
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	15		$	—		$	—		$	15
Activity during the period:
Charges to continuing operations	6			—			—			6
Cash payments – continuing operations	(5		)	—			—			(5		)
Total restructuring reserves at December 31, 2012	16			—			—			16
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(4		)	—			—			(4		)
Restructuring reserves – current, at December 31, 2012	$	12		$	—		$	—		$	12
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	19		$	—		$	—		$	19
Activity during the period:
Charges to continuing operations	4			19			1			24
Charges to discontinued operations(1)	—			—			1			1
Asset write-offs	—			(19		)	—			(19		)
Cash payments – continuing operations	(6		)	—			(1		)	(7		)
Cash payments – discontinued operations	(1		)	—			(1		)	(2		)
Total restructuring reserves at December 31, 2011	16			—			—			16
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(2		)	—			—			(2		)
Restructuring reserves – current, at December 31, 2011	$	14		$	—		$	—		$	14

⁽¹⁾  Charges to discontinued operations are included in loss from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations.