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Note 5 Accounts Receivable Sale Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of Face Value of Receivable Sold |  | 100.00% |  |
Accounts Receivable Sold During The Period |  | $ 337 | $ 216 |
Accounts Receivable Sold and Outstanding | $ 165 | $ 165 |  | $ 140
RPA [Member] |  |  |  |
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum Accounts Receivable Sale Capacity | $ 140 |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of derecognized financial assets from transactions which comprise an initial transfer and an agreement entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer resulting in retention of substantially all of the exposure to the economic return throughout the term of the transaction, at the date of derecognition. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4D -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82924980&loc=SL51823488-111719 + Details
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