Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net sales	$ 3,816	$ 3,216
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	2,195	1,851
Selling, general and administrative expenses	992	822
Other deductions, net	88	33
Interest expense (net of interest income of $11 and $6, respectively)	38	46
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	503	464
Income taxes	109	94
Earnings from continuing operations	394	370
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(55)
Net earnings	394	315
Less: Noncontrolling interests in earnings of subsidiaries	2	6
Net earnings common stockholders	392	309
Earnings from continuing operations common stockholders	$ 392	$ 364
Basic earnings from continuing operations per common share	$ 0.61	$ 0.56
Basic earnings from discontinued operations per common share	0.00	(0.08)
Basic earnings per common share	0.61	0.48
Diluted earnings from continuing operations per common share	0.61	0.56
Diluted earnings from discontinued operations per common share	0.00	(0.08)
Diluted earnings per common share	0.61	0.48
Cash dividends per common share	$ 0.485	$ 0.48