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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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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.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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