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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of Common Stock as Converted | The number of shares of each series and class and the number of shares of class A common stock on an as-converted basis at September 30, 2016, are as follows:
(in millions, except conversion rate) | Shares Outstanding |  | Conversion Rate Into Class A Common Stock |  | As-converted Class A Common Stock (1)
U.K.&I preferred stock | 2 |  |  | 13.9520 |  |  | 35 |
Europe preferred stock | 3 |  |  | 13.9520 |  |  | 44 |
Class A common stock (2) | 1,871 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,871 |
Class B common stock | 245 |  |  | 1.6483 |  | (3) | 405 |
Class C common stock | 17 |  |  | 4.0000 |  |  | 67 |
Total |  |  |  |  | 2,422 |
(1) | Figures in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. As-converted class A common stock is calculated based on unrounded numbers.
(2) | Class A common stock shares outstanding reflect repurchases settled on or before September 30, 2016. The Company repurchased an additional 1 million shares at the end of September, which did not settle until October 2016.
(3) | The class B to class A common stock conversion rate is presented on a rounded basis. Conversion calculations for dividend payments are based on a conversion rate rounded to the tenth decimal.
Schedule of Share Repurchases in the Open Market | The following table presents share repurchases in the open market during the following fiscal years:
(in millions, except per share data) | 2016 (1) |  | 2015
Shares repurchased in the open market(2) | 91 |  |  | 44 |
Average repurchase price per share(3) | $ | 77.05 |  |  | $ | 65.98 |
Total cost | $ | 6,987 |  |  | $ | 2,910 |
(1) | Shares repurchased in the open market reflect repurchases settled on or before September 30, 2016. The Company repurchased an additional 1 million shares for $120 million at the end of September, which did not settle until October 2016.
(2) | All shares repurchased in the open market have been retired and constitute authorized but unissued shares.
(3) | Figures in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. Average repurchase price per share is calculated based on unrounded numbers.

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