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Revenue (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue | 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 three and nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019. See the following tables for details:
Sales by geography |
(In millions) | Specialty Ingredients |  |  | Intermediates and Solvents |
Geography | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Three months ended June 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America | $ | 246 |  |  | $ | 253 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 14 |
Europe |  | 204 |  |  |  | 208 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 6 |
Asia Pacific |  | 117 |  |  |  | 121 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 9 |
Latin America & other |  | 46 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
| $ | 613 |  |  | $ | 638 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Nine months ended June 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America | $ | 712 |  |  | $ | 733 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 42 |
Europe |  | 594 |  |  |  | 597 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 19 |
Asia Pacific |  | 348 |  |  |  | 339 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 23 |
Latin America & other |  | 149 |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4 |
| $ | 1,803 |  |  | $ | 1,834 |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 88 |
Sales by product category |
(In millions) | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |
Three months ended June 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ashland Specialty Ingredients |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cellulosics | $ | 219 |  |  |  | $ | 223 |
Poly-vinyl pyrrolidones |  | 108 |  |  |  |  | 110 |
Adhesives |  | 88 |  |  |  |  | 90 |
Actives |  | 36 |  |  |  |  | 36 |
Vinyl ethers |  | 25 |  |  |  |  | 39 |
Pharmachem |  | 59 |  |  |  |  | 55 |
Other |  | 78 |  |  |  |  | 85 |
| $ | 613 |  |  |  | $ | 638 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives | $ | 22 |  |  |  | $ | 25 |
Butanediol |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | 5 |
| $ | 28 |  |  |  | $ | 30 |
Total | $ | 641 |  |  |  | $ | 668 |
Sales by product category |
(In millions) | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |
Nine months ended June 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ashland Specialty Ingredients |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cellulosics | $ | 633 |  |  |  | $ | 616 |
Poly-vinyl pyrrolidones |  | 312 |  |  |  |  | 320 |
Adhesives |  | 259 |  |  |  |  | 259 |
Actives |  | 116 |  |  |  |  | 116 |
Vinyl ethers |  | 80 |  |  |  |  | 106 |
Pharmachem |  | 182 |  |  |  |  | 176 |
Other |  | 221 |  |  |  |  | 241 |
| $ | 1,803 |  |  |  | $ | 1,834 |
Intermediates and Solvents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives | $ | 67 |  |  |  | $ | 73 |
Butanediol |  | 14 |  |  |  |  | 15 |
| $ | 81 |  |  |  | $ | 88 |
Total | $ | 1,884 |  |  |  | $ | 1,922 |

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