The sales price associated with business divestitures.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of divestiture of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, acquired during period		$ (256,000,000)	$ 16,622,000,000
Goodwill, written off related to divestiture		1,269,000,000	19,000,000
Goodwill		19,688,000,000	21,024,000,000	$ 4,460,000,000
Building Technologies & Solutions \| Global Products
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, acquired during period		(58,000,000)	5,038,000,000
Goodwill, written off related to divestiture		1,267,000,000	(16,000,000)
Goodwill		5,687,000,000	6,963,000,000	1,943,000,000
Building Technologies & Solutions \| Building Solutions EMEA/LA
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, acquired during period		(37,000,000)	1,787,000,000
Goodwill, written off related to divestiture		0	0
Goodwill impairment loss				47,000,000
Goodwill		2,012,000,000	1,981,000,000	$ 195,000,000
Latin America [Member] \| Building Solutions EMEA/LA
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill		0	$ 0
Tyco Merger [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, acquired during period	$ 16,105,000,000	16,105,000,000
Scott Safety business [Member] \| Building Technologies & Solutions \| Global Products
Goodwill [Line Items]
Sales Price of Business Divestitures		$ 1,248,000,000