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Other Financial Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
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Other Items Reported In Earnings | Items reported in earnings from continuing operations during the years ended September 30 included the following:
| 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
Research and development expense | $ | 340 |  |  | 436 |  |  | 454 |
Depreciation expense | $ | 414 |  |  | 444 |  |  | 463 |
Rent expense | $ | 289 |  |  | 279 |  |  | 285 |
Other Assets | Items reported in other noncurrent assets included the following:
| 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
Pension assets | $ | 591 |  |  | 164 |
Asbestos-related insurance receivables | $ | 124 |  |  | 115 |
Deferred income taxes | $ | 74 |  |  | 97 |
Accrued Expenses | Items reported in accrued expenses included the following:
| 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
Employee compensation | $ | 629 |  |  | 606 |
Customer advances (contract liabilities) | $ | 510 |  |  | 519 |
Product warranty | $ | 124 |  |  | 140 |
Other Liabilities | Other liabilities are summarized as follows:
| 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
Pension and postretirement liabilities | $ | 625 |  |  | 775 |
Deferred income taxes | 484 |  |  | 327 |
Asbestos litigation | 334 |  |  | 313 |
Other | 656 |  |  | 556 |
Total | $ | 2,099 |  |  | 1,971 |

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