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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Before Income Taxes

Income from operations before income taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliated companies was as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended September 30

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Domestic

 

$

18

 

 

$

65

 

 

$

(20

)

Foreign

 

 

511

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

355

 

Income from operations before income taxes and
   equity in earnings of affiliated companies

 

$

529

 

 

$

451

 

 

$

335

 

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

Tax provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Years Ended September 30

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

U.S. federal and state:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

14

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

7

 

Deferred

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(156

)

 

 

2

 

Total

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(151

)

 

 

9

 

Foreign:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

134

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

135

 

Deferred

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(42

)

Total

 

 

128

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

93

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

$

111

 

 

$

(28

)

 

$

102

 

Reconciliation Using U.S. Statutory Rate

The provision (benefit) for income taxes differed from the provision for income taxes as calculated using the U.S. statutory rate as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended September 30

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Computed tax expense at the federal statutory rate

 

$

111

 

 

$

95

 

 

$

70

 

Foreign impact of taxation at different rates, repatriation,
   valuation allowance, and other

 

 

16

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

38

 

Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

15

 

 

 

23

 

Purification Solutions business divestiture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(179

)

Impact of increase (decrease) in valuation allowance on
   U.S. deferred taxes

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(156

)

 

 

160

 

U.S. and state benefits from research and experimentation
   activities

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Provision (settlement) of unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

7

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

Permanent differences, net

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

10

 

State taxes, net of federal effect

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(19

)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

$

111

 

 

$

(28

)

 

$

102

 

 

Components of Deferred Income Taxes

Significant components of deferred income taxes were as follows:

 

 

 

September 30

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred expenses

 

$

40

 

 

$

50

 

Intangible assets

 

 

47

 

 

 

42

 

Inventory

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Operating lease liability

 

 

29

 

 

 

22

 

Other

 

 

25

 

 

 

6

 

U.S. federal interest expense carryforward

 

 

48

 

 

 

42

 

Pension and other benefits

 

 

25

 

 

 

24

 

Net operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs")

 

 

261

 

 

 

244

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

132

 

 

 

132

 

Foreign tax credit carryforwards

 

 

68

 

 

 

68

 

R&D credit carryforwards

 

 

55

 

 

 

49

 

Other business credit carryforwards

 

 

21

 

 

 

19

 

Subtotal

 

 

765

 

 

 

712

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(494

)

 

 

(498

)

Total deferred tax assets

 

$

271

 

 

$

214

 

 

 

 

September 30

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

(58

)

 

$

(47

)

Right of use asset

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(22

)

Unremitted earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(15

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(97

)

 

$

(84

)

Expiration Dates of NOLs, Capital Loss and Other Tax Credit Carryforwards Before Valuation Allowances

The following table provides detail surrounding the expiration dates of NOLs, capital loss and other tax credit carryforwards before valuation allowances:

 

Years Ending September 30

 

NOLs/Capital Losses

 

 

Credits

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

2025 - 2031

 

$

1,070

 

 

$

86

 

2032 and thereafter

 

 

287

 

 

 

56

 

Indefinite carryforwards

 

 

847

 

 

 

2

 

Total

 

$

2,204

 

 

$

144

 

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended September 30

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Balance at beginning of the year

 

$

20

 

 

$

159

 

 

$

21

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current
   year

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

138

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Reductions of tax positions of prior years

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(137

)

 

 

(1

)

Reductions related to settlements

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

Reductions from lapse of statute of limitations

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

Balance at end of the year

 

$

22

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

159