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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments for the nine month period ended June 30, 2017 were as follows (in millions):
|  |  | Business Acquisitions |  | Business Divestitures |  | Currency Translation and Other |  |
| September 30, |  |  |  |  | June 30,
| 2016 |  |  |  |  | 2017
Building Technologies & Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Building Efficiency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Systems and Service North America | $ | 975 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 975 |
Products North America | 1,697 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1,700 |
Asia | 657 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (23 | ) |  | 634 |
Rest of World | 301 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 306 |
Tyco | 16,308 |  |  | (160 | ) |  | (1,270 | ) |  | 40 |  |  | 14,918 |
Power Solutions | 1,086 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,086 |
Total | $ | 21,024 |  |  | $ | (158 | ) |  | $ | (1,270 | ) |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 19,619 |
Other Intangible Assets | The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily from business acquisitions valued based on independent appraisals, consisted of (in millions):
| June 30, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 1,231 |  |  | $ | (129 | ) |  | $ | 1,102 |  |  | $ | 1,528 |  |  | $ | (24 | ) |  | $ | 1,504 |
Customer relationships | 3,116 |  |  | (397 | ) |  | 2,719 |  |  | 3,168 |  |  | (226 | ) |  | 2,942 |
Miscellaneous | 526 |  |  | (244 | ) |  | 282 |  |  | 519 |  |  | (130 | ) |  | 389 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 4,873 |  |  | (770 | ) |  | 4,103 |  |  | 5,215 |  |  | (380 | ) |  | 4,835 |
Unamortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/trade names | 2,497 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,497 |  |  | 2,555 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,555 |
Miscellaneous | 127 |  |  | — |  |  | 127 |  |  | 150 |  |  | — |  |  | 150 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 7,497 |  |  | $ | (770 | ) |  | $ | 6,727 |  |  | $ | 7,920 |  |  | $ | (380 | ) |  | $ | 7,540 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of amortizable and unamortizable intangible assets other than goodwill, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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