Restructuring Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The changes in restructuring reserves for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits			Asset Impairment			Plant Shutdown & Other			Total
Beginning balance at September 30, 2012	$	15		$	—		$	—		$	15
Activity during the period:
Charges to continuing operations	18			1			10			29
Asset write-offs	—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Cash payments – continuing operations	(17		)	—			—			(17		)
Other	(1		)	—			(1		)	(2		)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2013	15			—			9			24
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(3		)	—			(7		)	(10		)
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2013	$	12		$	—		$	2		$	14
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	19		$	—		$	—		$	19
Activity during the period:
Charges to continuing operations	9			19			2			30
Charges to discontinued operations(1)	—			—			1			1
Asset write-offs	(1		)	(19		)	—			(20		)
Cash payments – continuing operations	(14		)	—			(1		)	(15		)
Cash payments – discontinued operations	(2		)	—			(1		)	(3		)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2012	11			—			1			12
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(5		)	—			—			(5		)
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2012	$	6		$	—		$	1		$	7

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