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Litigation, Claims and Contingencies - Summary of Components of Environmental Remediation Expense Included within Selling, General and Administrative Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Environmental Expense And Liabilities [Abstract]        
Environmental expense $ 21 $ 37 $ 27 $ 54
Accretion 0 0 1 1
Legal expense 2 1 5 4
Total expense 23 38 33 59
Insurance receivable (1) (1) (2) (2)
Total expense, net of receivable activity [1] $ 22 $ 37 $ 31 $ 57
[1] Net expense of $5 million and $7 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $3 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, relates to divested businesses which qualified for treatment as discontinued operations for which certain environmental liabilities were retained by Ashland. These amounts are classified within the income from discontinued operations caption of the Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (loss).