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Merger Transaction (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Merger Transaction [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Consideration Transferred [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the total fair value of consideration transferred:
(in millions, except for share consolidation ratio and share data) |  |
Number of Tyco shares outstanding at September 2, 2016 |  | 427,181,743 |
Tyco share consolidation ratio |  | 0.955 |
Tyco ordinary shares outstanding following the share consolidation and immediately prior to the Merger |  | 407,958,565 |
JCI Inc. converted share price (1) |  | $ | 47.67 |
Fair value of equity portion of the Merger consideration |  | $ | 19,447 |
Fair value of Tyco equity awards |  | 224 |
Total fair value of consideration transferred |  | $ | 19,671 |
(1) | Amount equals JCI Inc. closing share price and market capitalization at September 2, 2016 ($45.45 and $29,012 million, respectively) adjusted for the Tyco $3,864 million cash contribution used to purchase 110.8 million shares of JCI Inc. common stock for $34.88 per share.
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 489 |
Accounts receivable |  | 2,034 |
Inventories |  | 807 |
Other current assets |  | 617 |
Property, plant, and equipment - net |  | 1,216 |
Goodwill |  | 16,105 |
Intangible assets - net |  | 6,384 |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 536 |
Total assets acquired |  | $ | 28,188 |
Short-term debt |  | $ | 462 |
Accounts payable |  | 725 |
Accrued compensation and benefits |  | 312 |
Other current liabilities |  | 1,481 |
Long-term debt |  | 6,416 |
Long-term deferred tax liabilities |  | 718 |
Long-term pension and postretirement benefits |  | 774 |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | 1,456 |
Total liabilities acquired |  | $ | 12,344 |
Noncontrolling interests |  | 37 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 15,807 |
Cash consideration paid to JCI Inc. shareholders |  | 3,864 |
Total fair value of consideration transferred |  | $ | 19,671 |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] | The purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired are as follows:
|  | Fair Value (in millions) |  | Weighted Average Life (in years)
Customer relationships |  | $ | 2,280 |  |  | 12
Completed technology |  | 1,650 |  |  | 11
Other definite-lived intangibles |  | 214 |  |  | 7
Indefinite-lived trademarks |  | 2,080 |  |  |
Other indefinite-lived intangibles |  | 90 |  |  |
In-process research and development |  | 70 |  |  |
Total identifiable intangible assets |  | $ | 6,384 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following unaudited pro forma information assumes the acquisition had occurred on October 1, 2014, and had been included in the Company's consolidated statements of income for fiscal years 2016 and 2015.
|  | Year Ended September 30,
(in millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Pro forma net sales |  | $ | 29,647 |  |  | $ | 26,908 |
Pro forma net income from continuing operations |  | 1,143 |  |  | 848 |

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