CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,085	$ 1,971
Restricted cash—litigation escrow (Note 2)	1,398	1,498
Investment securities (Note 3):
Trading	78us-gaap_TradingSecurities	69us-gaap_TradingSecurities
Available-for-sale	2,417	1,910
Settlement receivable	500v_SettlementReceivable	786v_SettlementReceivable
Accounts receivable	900us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	822us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Customer collateral (Note 5)	1,041v_CustomerCollateralAssets	961v_CustomerCollateralAssets
Current portion of client incentives	200v_ClientIncentivesAssetsCurrent	210v_ClientIncentivesAssetsCurrent
Deferred tax assets	927us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	1,028us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	318us-gaap_OtherPrepaidExpenseCurrent	307us-gaap_OtherPrepaidExpenseCurrent
Total current assets	9,864us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	9,562us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investment securities, available-for-sale (Note 3)	3,028	3,015
Client incentives	87v_ClientIncentivesAssetsNoncurrent	81v_ClientIncentivesAssetsNoncurrent
Property, equipment and technology, net	1,861us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,892us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other assets	896us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	855us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Intangible assets, net	11,395	11,411
Goodwill	11,753us-gaap_Goodwill	11,753us-gaap_Goodwill
Total assets	38,884us-gaap_Assets	38,569us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable	135us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	147us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Settlement payable	855v_SettlementPayable	1,332v_SettlementPayable
Customer collateral (Note 5)	1,041v_CustomerCollateralLiabilities	961v_CustomerCollateralLiabilities
Accrued compensation and benefits	307	450
Client incentives	1,058v_ClientIncentivesLiabilitiesCurrent	1,036v_ClientIncentivesLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued liabilities (Note 6)	1,049us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	624us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued litigation (Note 11)	1,353us-gaap_LitigationReserveCurrent	1,456us-gaap_LitigationReserveCurrent
Total current liabilities	5,798us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	6,006us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred tax liabilities	4,139	4,145
Other liabilities (Note 6)	1,005us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1,005us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities	10,942us-gaap_Liabilities	11,156us-gaap_Liabilities
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 25 shares authorized and none issued	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	18,200us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	18,299us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated income	9,732	9,131
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net:
Investment securities, available-for-sale	11	31
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans	(80)	(84)
Derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges	80	38
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1)	(2)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net	10	(17)
Total equity	27,942	27,413
Total liabilities and equity	38,884	38,569
Class A common stock
Equity
Common stock	0	0
Class B common stock
Equity
Common stock	0	0
Class C common stock
Equity
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682