Discontinued Operations (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Power Solutions

During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company determined that its Power Solutions business met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation and, as a result, its historical financial results are reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements as a discontinued operation, and assets and liabilities were classified as assets and liabilities held for sale. The Company did not allocate any general corporate overhead to discontinued operations.

The following table summarizes the results of Power Solutions which are classified as discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in millions). As the Power Solutions sale occurred on April 30, 2019, there are only seven months of results included in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.

	Year Ended September 30,
	2019		2018
Net sales	$	5,001	$	8,000
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	6,039		1,355
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations	(1,441)		(321)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	(24)		(47)
Income from discontinued operations	$	4,574	$	987

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, income from discontinued operations before income taxes included a gain on sale of the Power Solutions business, net of transaction and other costs, of $5.2 billion and a favorable impact of $117 million for ceasing depreciation and amortization expense as the business was held for sale.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, the effective tax rate was more than the Irish statutory rate of 12.5% primarily due to the tax impacts of the divestiture of the Power Solutions business and tax rate differentials. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, the effective tax rate was more than the Irish statutory rate of 12.5% primarily due to legal entity restructuring associated with the Power Solutions business and tax rate differentials.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company determined that certain assets of the Building Solutions Asia Pacific segment met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. The estimated fair value, less costs to sell, of these assets was $147 million at September 30, 2020.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company determined that a business within its Global Products segment met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. This business was sold in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. The assets and liabilities of this business are presented as held for sale in the consolidated statements of financial position as of September 30, 2019. Assets and liabilities held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. The Company recorded impairment charges within restructuring and impairment costs in the consolidated statements of income of $15 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and $235 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 to write down the carrying value of the assets held for sale to fair value less any costs to sell. Refer to Note 17, "Impairment of Long-Lived Assets" of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the impairment charges. The business did not meet the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation as the divestiture did not have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.