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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 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 nine month period ended June 30, 2019 were as follows (in millions):
|  |  | Business Acquisitions |  | Business Divestitures |  | Currency Translation and Other |  |
| September 30, |  |  |  |  | June 30,
| 2018 |  |  |  |  | 2019
Building Solutions North America | $ | 9,603 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 9,598 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 1,950 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (40 | ) |  | 1,910 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 1,235 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 1,226 |
Global Products | 5,593 |  |  | 9 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 5,578 |
Total | $ | 18,381 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | $ | (56 | ) |  | $ | 18,312 |
Other Intangible Assets | The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily from business acquisitions valued based on independent appraisals, consisted of (in millions):
| June 30, 2019 |  | September 30, 2018
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 1,316 |  |  | $ | (342 | ) |  | $ | 974 |  |  | $ | 1,317 |  |  | $ | (251 | ) |  | $ | 1,066 |
Customer relationships | 2,745 |  |  | (714 | ) |  | 2,031 |  |  | 2,941 |  |  | (599 | ) |  | 2,342 |
Miscellaneous | 566 |  |  | (228 | ) |  | 338 |  |  | 458 |  |  | (185 | ) |  | 273 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 4,627 |  |  | (1,284 | ) |  | 3,343 |  |  | 4,716 |  |  | (1,035 | ) |  | 3,681 |
Unamortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/trade names | 2,306 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,306 |  |  | 2,386 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,386 |
Miscellaneous | 90 |  |  | — |  |  | 90 |  |  | 120 |  |  | — |  |  | 120 |
| 2,396 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,396 |  |  | 2,506 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,506 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 7,023 |  |  | $ | (1,284 | ) |  | $ | 5,739 |  |  | $ | 7,222 |  |  | $ | (1,035 | ) |  | $ | 6,187 |

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