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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Recognized Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The purchase price allocation was finalized during 2018 and the following table summarizes the values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.
|  | At |
|  | May 17, 2017 |
Purchase price allocation (in millions) |  | As Adjusted |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 52 |
Inventory |  |  | 74 |
Other current assets |  |  | 4 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 330 |
Goodwill |  |  | 288 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 94 |
Other noncurrent assets |  |  | 17 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | (33 | )
Deferred tax - net |  |  | (132 | )
Other noncurrent liabilities |  |  | (14 | )
Total purchase price |  | $ | 680 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets as Part of Business Combination | The following details the total intangible assets identified as of May 17, 2017.
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted-average |
|  |  |  |  |  | amortization period |
Intangible asset type (in millions) |  | Value |  |  | (years) |
Trademarks and trade names |  | $ | 26 |  |  |  | 15 |
Intellectual property |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 22 |
Customer and supplier relationships |  |  | 236 |  |  |  | 20 |
Total |  | $ | 330 |  |  |  |  |
Results of Operations | The following table provides sales and operating income from the acquired Pharmachem operations included in Ashland’s 2017 results.
Pharmachem results of operations |  |  |  |
(In millions) |  | 2017 (a) |
Sales |  | $ | 104 |
Operating income |  |  | 7 |
(a) | Amounts represent the sales and results of operations for the period May 17, 2017 through September 30, 2017, the period for which Pharmachem was owned during 2017.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information | The following unaudited pro forma information for 2017 assumes the acquisition of Pharmachem occurred at the beginning of the respective periods presented.
Unaudited pro forma information |  |  |  |
(In millions) |  | 2017 |
Sales |  | $ | 2,483 |
Net income |  |  | 31 |

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