Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

The following table shows the relative size of the revenue recognized in each of the Company’s reportable segments for the periods presented. The revenue of the Advanced Technologies reportable segment excludes the Security Materials business from all periods as the Company began reporting the business under discontinued operations.


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30						June 30
	2014			2013			2014			2013

Reinforcement Materials		59	%		56	%		58	%		57	%
Performance Materials		27	%		27	%		27	%		27	%
Purification Solutions		9	%		9	%		9	%		10	%
Advanced Technologies		5	%		8	%		6	%		6	%

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Items in Accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets

Accumulated other comprehensive items in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following items net of tax:


	June 30,			September 30,
	2014			2013

Foreign currency translation adjustments at beginning of period	$	154		$	167
Net foreign currency translation adjustments during the period		(16	)		(13	)

Balance at end of period		138			154
Unrealized gain on investments at beginning of period		2			—
Net unrealized gains during the period		2			2

Balance at end of period		4			2
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans at beginning of period		(53	)		(75	)
Net change in pension and other postretirement benefit plans during the period		1			22

Balance at end of period		(52	)		(53	)

Total accumulated other comprehensive income	$	90		$	103