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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
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 were as follows (in millions):
|  | Year Ended September 30, 2024
|  | Building Solutions North America |  | Building Solutions EMEA/LA |  | Building Solutions Asia Pacific |  | Global Products |  | Total
Goodwill |  | $ | 10,040 |  |  | $ | 1,932 |  |  | $ | 1,179 |  |  | $ | 4,586 |  |  | 17,737 |
Accumulated impairment loss |  | (659) |  |  | (47) |  |  | — |  |  | (259) |  |  | (965) |
Balance at beginning of period |  | 9,381 |  |  | 1,885 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 4,327 |  |  | 16,772 |
Impairments |  | — |  |  | (230) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (230) |
Foreign currency translation and other (1) |  | 10 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 183 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 9,391 |  |  | $ | 1,762 |  |  | $ | 1,227 |  |  | $ | 4,345 |  |  | $ | 16,725 |
(1) Includes measurement period adjustments and the allocation of $21 million of goodwill from Global Products to the ADTi disposal group classified as held for sale in June 2024 and subsequently divested in July 2024. Refer to Note 2, "Acquisitions and Divestitures" of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
|  | Year Ended September 30, 2023 |
|  | Building Solutions North America |  | Building Solutions EMEA/LA |  | Building Solutions Asia Pacific |  | Global Products |  | Total |
Goodwill |  | $ | 9,630 |  |  | $ | 1,794 |  |  | $ | 1,116 |  |  | $ | 4,416 |  |  | 16,956 |  |
Accumulated impairment loss |  | (659) |  |  | (47) |  |  | — |  |  | (75) |  |  | (781) |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | 8,971 |  |  | 1,747 |  |  | 1,116 |  |  | 4,341 |  |  | 16,175 |  |
Acquisitions |  | 399 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 586 |  |
Impairments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (184) |  |  | (184) |  |
Foreign currency translation and other |  | 11 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 195 |  |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 9,381 |  |  | $ | 1,885 |  |  | $ | 1,179 |  |  | $ | 4,327 |  |  | $ | 16,772 |  |
Other Intangible Assets | The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily from business acquisitions, consisted of (in millions):
| September 30,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 1,592 |  |  | $ | (955) |  |  | $ | 637 |  |  | $ | 1,562 |  |  | $ | (795) |  |  | $ | 767 |
Customer relationships | 2,632 |  |  | (1,517) |  |  | 1,115 |  |  | 2,854 |  |  | (1,380) |  |  | 1,474 |
Miscellaneous | 886 |  |  | (480) |  |  | 406 |  |  | 831 |  |  | (409) |  |  | 422 |
| 5,110 |  |  | (2,952) |  |  | 2,158 |  |  | 5,247 |  |  | (2,584) |  |  | 2,663 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/tradenames | 1,972 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,972 |  |  | 2,109 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,109 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 7,082 |  |  | $ | (2,952) |  |  | $ | 4,130 |  |  | $ | 7,356 |  |  | $ | (2,584) |  |  | $ | 4,772 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | The following table summarizes estimated amortization of existing definite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2024 for each of the next five fiscal years (in millions):
2025 |  | $ | 453 |
2026 |  | 400
2027 |  | 365
2028 |  | 276
2029 |  | 183

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