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Employee Retirement Plans - Pension Plans (Details) | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
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U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Percentage of common stock represented pension plan assets | 8.50% | 7.70%
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Target Asset Allocation | 100.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Equity investments |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 70.00% | 67.60%
Target Asset Allocation | 65.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Equity investments | Minimum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 60.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Equity investments | Maximum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 70.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Domestic |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 58.20% | 55.20%
Target Asset Allocation | 52.50% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Domestic | Minimum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 40.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Domestic | Maximum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 65.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | International |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 11.80% | 12.40%
Target Asset Allocation | 12.50% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | International | Minimum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 7.50% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | International | Maximum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 17.50% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Fixed income funds & cash equivalents |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 30.00% | 32.40%
Target Asset Allocation | 35.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Fixed income funds & cash equivalents | Minimum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 30.00% |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Plan | Fixed income funds & cash equivalents | Maximum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 40.00% |
VEBA |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Target Asset Allocation | 100.00% |
VEBA | Domestic |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 65.60% | 63.10%
Target Asset Allocation | 65.00% |
VEBA | Domestic | Minimum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 60.00% |
VEBA | Domestic | Maximum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 70.00% |
VEBA | Fixed income funds & cash equivalents |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Actual | 34.40% | 36.90%
Target Asset Allocation | 35.00% |
VEBA | Fixed income funds & cash equivalents | Minimum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 30.00% |
VEBA | Fixed income funds & cash equivalents | Maximum |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |
Target Asset Allocation | 40.00% |

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