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Debt - Summary of Short-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Current debt obligations | $ 1,141 | $ 2,179
Commercial Paper |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Short-term Debt | $ 0 | 230
1.000% Notes due December 15, 2022 |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 1.00% |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ 0 | 487
1.401% Notes due May 24, 2023 |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 1.401% |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ 0 | 292
0.632% Notes due June 4, 2023 |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 0.632% |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ 0 | 779
0.000% Notes due August 13, 2023 |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 0.00% |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ 0 | 390
3.875% Notes due May 15, 2024 |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 3.875% |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ 144 | 0
3.363% Notes due June 6, 2024 |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 3.363% |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ 997 | $ 0

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