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BUSINESS SEGMENTS
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
BUSINESS SEGMENTS BUSINESS SEGMENTS
As disclosed in Note 4, the Company completed the acquisition of NI on October 11, 2023. NI is now referred to as Test & Measurement and reported as a new segment in the Software and Control business group.

Summarized information about the Company's results of operations by business segment follows:

 Three Months Ended March 31,Six Months Ended March 31,
 SalesEarnings (Loss)SalesEarnings (Loss)
 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 
Final Control$992 1,051 215 259 1,854 1,991 373 453 
Measurement & Analytical888 1,013 229 274 1,637 1,960 404 509 
Discrete Automation683 632 133 116 1,301 1,245 254 213 
Safety & Productivity361 365 83 83 671 687 146 151 
Intelligent Devices2,924 3,061 660 732 5,463 5,883 1,177 1,326 
Control Systems & Software623 687 127 151 1,229 1,362 234 300 
Test & Measurement— 367 — (79)— 749 — (157)
AspenTech230 278 (54)(8)473 535 (87)(43)
Software and Control853 1,332 73 64 1,702 2,646 147 100 
Stock compensation
(40)(73)(142)(147)
Unallocated pension and postretirement costs46 38 91 69 
Corporate and other(47)(103)(111)(502)
Loss on Copeland equity method investment— (59)— (95)
Gain on subordinated interest— 79 — 79 
Eliminations/Interest(21)(17)(53)(57)(36)(36)(101)(101)
Interest income from related party— 31 — 62 
     Total$3,756 4,376 639 652 7,129 8,493 1,061 791 
Stock compensation for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2024 included $14 and $44 of integration-related stock compensation expense attributable to NI (of which $10 and $36, respectively, was reported as restructuring costs). Corporate and other for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024 included acquisition/divestiture fees and related costs of $16 and $146, respectively, and a divestiture loss of $39, while year-to-date also includes acquisition-related inventory step-up amortization of $231. Corporate and other for the six months ended March 31, 2023 included a loss of $47 related to the Company's exit of business operations in Russia and a mark-to-market gain of $35 related to its equity investment in National Instruments Corporation.
Depreciation and amortization (includes intellectual property, customer relationships and capitalized software) by business segment are summarized below:
Three Months Ended March 31,Six Months Ended March 31,
2023 2024 2023 2024 
Final Control$45 39 90 79 
Measurement & Analytical28 33 58 73 
Discrete Automation22 21 43 43 
Safety & Productivity15 15 29 29 
Intelligent Devices110 108 220 224 
Control Systems & Software24 28 45 49 
Test & Measurement— 153 — 304 
AspenTech123 124 246 247 
Software and Control147 305 291 600 
Corporate and other6 11 12 22 
     Total$263 424 523 846 
Test & Measurement depreciation and amortization for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024 included intangibles amortization of $141 and $280 due to the acquisition.
Sales by geographic destination, Americas, Asia, Middle East & Africa ("AMEA") and Europe, are summarized below:
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
20232024
AmericasAMEAEurope Total AmericasAMEAEurope Total
Final Control$494 362 136 992 513 404 134 1,051 
Measurement & Analytical455 304 129 888 512 334 167 1,013 
Discrete Automation311 184 188 683 294 161 177 632 
Safety & Productivity272 16 73 361 269 19 77 365 
Intelligent Devices1,532 866 526 2,924 1,588 918 555 3,061 
Control Systems & Software314 186 123 623 321 217 149 687 
Test & Measurement— — — — 162 98 107 367 
AspenTech114 61 55 230 121 73 84 278 
Software and Control428 247 178 853 604 388 340 1,332 
     Total$1,960 1,113 704 3,777 2,192 1,306 895 4,393 
Six Months Ended March 31,Six Months Ended March 31,
20232024
AmericasAMEAEuropeTotalAmericasAMEAEuropeTotal
Final Control$940 670 244 1,854 967 774 250 1,991 
Measurement & Analytical851 550 236 1,637 987 659 314 1,960 
Discrete Automation602 359 340 1,301 580 323 342 1,245 
Safety & Productivity508 33 130 671 512 35 140 687 
Intelligent Devices2,901 1,612 950 5,463 3,046 1,791 1,046 5,883 
Control Systems & Software608 371 250 1,229 646 426 290 1,362 
Test & Measurement— — — — 326 197 226 749 
AspenTech226 124 123 473 261 133 141 535 
Software and Control834 495 373 1,702 1,233 756 657 2,646 
Corporate and other
Total$3,735 2,107 1,323 7,165 4,279 2,547 1,703 8,529