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Amount after tax of pro forma income from continuing operations as if the business combination had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Merger Transaction Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	$ 808
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Segment Earnings since Acquisition Date, Actual	(17)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue		$ 46,484	$ 46,987
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax		$ (457)	$ 1,473
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	(48)
Purchase Accounting Adjustments [Member]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Segment Earnings since Acquisition Date, Actual	74
Acquisition-related Costs [Member]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Segment Earnings since Acquisition Date, Actual	29
Incremental Recurring Intangible Asset Amortization [Member]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Segment Earnings since Acquisition Date, Actual	$ 21