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Litigation, Claims and Contingencies - Summary of Progression of Insurance Receivable (Parenthetical) (Details) - Ashland [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019		Sep. 30, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018	[1]	Sep. 30, 2018	[1]	Sep. 30, 2017	[1]	Sep. 30, 2016
Movement in Loss Contingency Receivable, Increase (Decrease) [Roll Forward]
Insurance receivable	$ 122	[1]	$ 123	[1]	$ 139		$ 140		$ 155		$ 151
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Movement in Loss Contingency Receivable, Increase (Decrease) [Roll Forward]
Insurance receivable	$ 15		$ 15
[1] Included $15 million classified in accounts receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of both December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019

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Amount of receivable related to a loss contingency accrual. For example, an insurance recovery receivable.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118943654&loc=d3e12053-110248

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