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Business Restructuring Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Business Restructuring Charges | Business Restructuring Charges In connection with the Company's simplification and other cost saving initiatives that are part of its strategic objectives, along with the 2018 acquisition of Bard, the Company incurred restructuring costs which were largely recorded within Acquisitions and other restructurings on its consolidated statements of income. The simplification and other costs saving initiatives are focused on reducing complexity, enhancing product quality, refining customer experience, and improving cost efficiency across all of the Company’s segments. Restructuring liability activity in 2022, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
(Millions of dollars) |  | Employee Termination (a) |  | Other (a)(b) |  | Total (a)
Balance at September 30, 2019 |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 57 |
Charged to expense |  | 20 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 84 |
Cash payments |  | (41) |  |  | (39) |  |  | (80) |
Non-cash settlements |  | — |  |  | (26) |  |  | (26) |
Balance at September 30, 2020 |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 36 |
Charged to expense |  | 14 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 44 |
Cash payments |  | (31) |  |  | (25) |  |  | (56) |
Non-cash settlements |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |
Balance at September 30, 2021 |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 19 |
Charged to expense |  | 21 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 123 |
Cash payments |  | (11) |  |  | (71) |  |  | (82) |
Non-cash settlements |  | — |  |  | (25) |  |  | (25) |
Other adjustments |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Balance at September 30, 2022 |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 35 |
(a)Restructuring costs in 2022, 2021 and 2020 included expenses primarily related to simplification and other cost saving initiatives. Restructuring costs in 2021 and 2020 also included expenses related to the acquisition of Bard in fiscal year 2018. (b)Expenses in 2020 largely represented the costs associated with the conversion of certain pre-acquisition equity awards of Bard which, to encourage post-acquisition employee retention, were converted to BD equity awards with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Bard awards immediately prior to the acquisition date.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(e)) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931487&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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