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Retrospective Responsibility Plan Retrospective Responsibility Plan (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Retrospective Responsibility Plan [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |
| Fiscal 2014 |  | Fiscal 2013
| (in millions)
Balance at October 1 | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 4,432 |
Return of takedown payments to the litigation escrow account | 1,056 |  |  | — |
Payments to settlement funds(1) |  |  |  |
Class plaintiffs | — |  |  | (4,033 | )
Individual plaintiffs | — |  |  | (350 | )
Balance at March 31 | $ | 1,105 |  |  | $ | 49 |
(1) | Payments made in fiscal 2013 are associated with the interchange multidistrict litigation. See Note 12—Legal Matters.

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