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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
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 fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):
| September 30, 2017 |  | Business Acquisitions |  | Business Divestitures |  | Currency Translation and Other |  | September 30, 2018
Building Solutions North America | $ | 9,637 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | 9,603 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 2,012 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (63 | ) |  | 1,950 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 1,255 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (20 | ) |  | 1,235 |
Global Products | 5,687 |  |  | 14 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | (73 | ) |  | 5,593 |
Total | $ | 18,591 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (35 | ) |  | $ | (190 | ) |  | $ | 18,381 |
| September 30, 2018 |  | Business Acquisitions |  | Business Divestitures |  | Currency Translation and Other |  | September 30, 2019
Building Solutions North America | $ | 9,603 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (15 | ) |  | $ | 9,588 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 1,950 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (106 | ) |  | 1,849 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 1,235 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | (49 | ) |  | 1,194 |
Global Products | 5,593 |  |  | 11 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 5,547 |
Total | $ | 18,381 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | $ | (205 | ) |  | $ | 18,178 |
Other Intangible Assets | The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily from business acquisitions valued based on independent appraisals, consisted of (in millions):
| September 30, 2019 |  | September 30, 2018
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 1,307 |  |  | $ | (370 | ) |  | $ | 937 |  |  | $ | 1,317 |  |  | $ | (251 | ) |  | $ | 1,066 |
Customer relationships | 2,722 |  |  | (759 | ) |  | 1,963 |  |  | 2,941 |  |  | (599 | ) |  | 2,342 |
Miscellaneous | 584 |  |  | (224 | ) |  | 360 |  |  | 458 |  |  | (185 | ) |  | 273 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 4,613 |  |  | (1,353 | ) |  | 3,260 |  |  | 4,716 |  |  | (1,035 | ) |  | 3,681 |
Unamortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/tradenames | 2,282 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,282 |  |  | 2,386 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,386 |
Miscellaneous | 90 |  |  | — |  |  | 90 |  |  | 120 |  |  | — |  |  | 120 |
| 2,372 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,372 |  |  | 2,506 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,506 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 6,985 |  |  | $ | (1,353 | ) |  | $ | 5,632 |  |  | $ | 7,222 |  |  | $ | (1,035 | ) |  | $ | 6,187 |

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