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Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Ashland disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by segment, geographical region and product category, as Ashland believes these categories best depict how management reviews the financial performance of its operations for the twelve months ended September 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017. Ashland includes only U.S. and Canada in its North America designation. See the following tables for details:

Sales by geography
(In millions)	Specialty Ingredients						Intermediates and Solvents
Geography	2019		2018		2017		2019		2018		2017
Twelve Months Ended
North America	$	945	$	988	$	883	$	58	$	58	$	34
Europe		779		806		683		23		24		21
Asia Pacific		458		454		432		25		31		32
Latin America & other		200		222		218		5		6		6
	$	2,382	$	2,470	$	2,216	$	111	$	119	$	93

Sales by product category
(In millions)	2019		2018		2017
Twelve Months Ended
Specialty Ingredients
Cellulosics	$	839	$	837	$	794
Poly-vinyl pyrrolidones		413		422		402
Adhesives		345		351		336
Actives		156		153		128
Vinyl ethers		106		139		139
Pharmachem		231		248		104
Other (a)		292		320		313
	$	2,382	$	2,470	$	2,216
Intermediates and Solvents
Derivatives	$	92	$	99	$	77
Butanediol		19		20		16
	$	111	$	119	$	93

Total	$	2,493	$	2,589	$	2,309

(a)	Other includes no product category in excess of 10% of sales.