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Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets [Abstract] |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Disclosure | Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| (in millions)
Prepaid operating expenses and maintenance | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 137 |
Income tax receivable (See Note 19—Income Taxes) | 232 |  |  | 77 |
Foreign exchange derivative instruments (See Note 12—Derivative Financial Instruments) | 50 |  |  | 76 |
Other | 122 |  |  | 63 |
Total | $ | 555 |  |  | $ | 353 |
Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent | Other non-current assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| (in millions)
Non-current income tax receivable (See Note 19—Income Taxes) | $ | 731 |  |  | $ | 627 |
Pension assets (See Note 10—Pension, Postretirement and Other Benefits) | 22 |  |  | 36 |
Other investments (See Note 4—Fair Value Measurements and Investments) | 46 |  |  | 45 |
Long-term prepaid operating expenses and other | 72 |  |  | 57 |
Non-current deferred tax assets (See Note 19—Income Taxes)(1) | 22 |  |  | 13 |
Total | $ | 893 |  |  | $ | 778 |
(1) | The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2015-17 on a retrospective basis effective October 1, 2015 and all deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current. Previously, current deferred tax assets had been presented separately and current deferred tax liabilities had been included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 19—Income Taxes.

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