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Reportable Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Information About Domestic and International Operations | Information about Ashland’s domestic and international operations follows. Ashland has no operations in any individual international country or single customer that represented more than 10% of sales in 2019, 2018 or 2017.
|  | Sales to external customers |  |  | Net assets (liabilities) |  |  | Property, plant and equipment - net |
(In millions) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
United States |  | $ | 959 |  |  | $ | 997 |  |  | $ | 880 |  |  | $ | 1,789 |  |  | $ | 1,142 |  |  | $ | 1,231 |  |  | $ | 1,250 |
International |  |  | 1,534 |  |  |  | 1,592 |  |  |  | 1,429 |  |  |  | 1,782 |  |  |  | 2,264 |  |  |  | 346 |  |  |  | 396 |
|  | $ | 2,493 |  |  | $ | 2,589 |  |  | $ | 2,309 |  |  | $ | 3,571 |  |  | $ | 3,406 |  |  | $ | 1,577 |  |  | $ | 1,646 |
Summary of Financial Information for Each Reportable Segment | The following table presents various financial information for each reportable segment. The operating results of divested divisions and assets during 2019, 2018 and 2017 that did not qualify for discontinued operations accounting treatment are included in the financial information until the date of sale.
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Years Ended September 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(In millions) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | 2,382 |  |  | $ | 2,470 |  |  | $ | 2,216 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | 119 |  |  |  | 93 |
|  | $ | 2,493 |  |  | $ | 2,589 |  |  | $ | 2,309 |
Equity income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (2 | )
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Unallocated and other |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 5 |
|  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
Equity and other income |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 314 |  |  | $ | 233 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | (6 | )
Unallocated and other |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | (229 | ) |  |  | (178 | )
|  | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 49 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | 5,705 |  |  | $ | 5,955 |  |  | $ | 6,050 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | 185 |  |  |  | 192 |  |  |  | 188 |
Unallocated and other |  |  | 1,361 |  |  |  | 2,112 |  |  |  | 2,380 |
|  | $ | 7,251 |  |  | $ | 8,259 |  |  | $ | 8,618 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 252 |  |  | $ | 243 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |
Unallocated and other |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 8 |
|  | $ | 289 |  |  | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | 265 |
Property, plant and equipment - net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | 1,377 |  |  | $ | 1,434 |  |  | $ | 1,470 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 90 |
Unallocated and other |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | 129 |  |  |  | 157 |
|  | $ | 1,577 |  |  | $ | 1,646 |  |  | $ | 1,717 |
Additions to property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Ingredients |  | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 148 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5 |
Unallocated and other |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 15 |
|  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 157 |  |  | $ | 168 |

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