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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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 three month period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows (in millions):
|  |  | Business Acquisitions |  |  |  | Business Divestitures |  | Currency Translation and Other |  |
| September 30, |  |  |  |  |  | December 31,
| 2020 |  |  |  |  |  | 2020
Building Solutions North America | $ | 9,160 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 9,196 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 1,967 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |  |  | 2,071 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 1,226 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | 68 |  |  | 1,290 |
Global Products | 5,579 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 71 |  |  | 5,650 |
Total | $ | 17,932 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | 279 |  |  | $ | 18,207 |
Other Intangible Assets | The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily from business acquisitions valued based on independent appraisals, consisted of (in millions):
| December 31, 2020 |  | September 30, 2020
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 1,354 |  |  | $ | (536) |  |  | $ | 818 |  |  | $ | 1,332 |  |  | $ | (497) |  |  | $ | 835 |
Customer relationships | 2,826 |  |  | (1,040) |  |  | 1,786 |  |  | 2,773 |  |  | (969) |  |  | 1,804 |
Miscellaneous | 702 |  |  | (293) |  |  | 409 |  |  | 657 |  |  | (268) |  |  | 389 |
Total definite-lived intangible assets | 4,882 |  |  | (1,869) |  |  | 3,013 |  |  | 4,762 |  |  | (1,734) |  |  | 3,028 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/trade names | 2,291 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,291 |  |  | 2,248 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,248 |
Miscellaneous | 80 |  |  | — |  |  | 80 |  |  | 80 |  |  | — |  |  | 80 |
| 2,371 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,371 |  |  | 2,328 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,328 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 7,253 |  |  | $ | (1,869) |  |  | $ | 5,384 |  |  | $ | 7,090 |  |  | $ | (1,734) |  |  | $ | 5,356 |

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