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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Power Solutions | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement Disclosures [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the results of Power Solutions reclassified as discontinued operations for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2019 (in millions).
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Six Months Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2019
Net sales | $ | 2,012 |  |  | $ | 4,439 |
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | 334 |  |  | 724 |
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations | (50 | ) |  | (177 | )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax | (9 | ) |  | (24 | )
Income from discontinued operations | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 523 |

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