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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
The Company’s income from continuing operations before income taxes includes the following components for the periods shown below (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
202520242023
United States$2,119 $1,800 $1,413 
Foreign510 415 303 
$2,629 $2,215 $1,716 
Income Tax Provision on Income Before Income Taxes
The Company’s income tax provision (benefit) on income from continuing operations consists of the following for the periods shown below (in millions):
 Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
 202520242023
Current
Federal$420 $354 $276 
State45 38 41 
Foreign100 98 97 
565 490 414 
Deferred
Federal(32)(6)28 
State11 
Foreign21 (36)
(10)10 
$555 $500 $417 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the periods shown below is as follows:
 Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
 202520242023
Federal statutory income tax rate 21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Changes in valuation allowances impacting results3.7 %4.0 %5.3 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit0.9 %1.3 %1.7 %
Foreign-derived intangible income(1.6)%(1.2)%(1.2)%
Stock-based compensation(2.9)%(3.6)%(2.3)%
Other—net— %1.1 %(0.2)%
Effective income tax rate21.1 %22.6 %24.3 %
Components of Deferred Taxes
The components of the deferred taxes consist of the following (in millions):
September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Intangible assets$(1,012)$(1,008)
Property, plant and equipment(99)(101)
Interest expense limitation419 279 
Employee benefits131 115 
Inventories99 90 
Capitalized research and development costs86 73 
Net operating losses59 52 
Other14 52 
Total(303)(448)
Add: Valuation allowance(456)(318)
Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$(759)$(766)
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):
20252024
Balance at October 1$14 $17 
Additions based on tax positions related to the prior year
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year— 
Reductions based on tax positions related to the prior year— — 
Settlement with tax authorities— (3)
Lapse in statute of limitations— (1)
Balance at September 30$23 $14