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Retrospective Responsibility Plan | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Retrospective Responsibility Plan [Abstract] |
Retrospective Responsibility Plan | Note 2—Retrospective Responsibility Plan Under the terms of the retrospective responsibility plan, the Company maintains an escrow account from which settlements of, or judgments in, the covered litigation are paid. See Note 12—Legal Matters. On January 14, 2014, the court entered the final judgment order approving the settlement with the class plaintiffs in the interchange multidistrict litigation proceedings, which is subject to the adjudication of any appeals. Takedown payments of approximately $1.1 billion related to the opt-out merchants were received on January 27, 2014, and were deposited into the litigation escrow account. The deposit into the litigation escrow account and a related increase in accrued litigation to address opt-out claims were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2014.
| 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.
The accrual related to the covered litigation could be either higher or lower than the litigation escrow account balance. The Company did not record any additional accruals for the covered litigation during the six months ended March 31, 2014. See Note 12—Legal Matters.

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