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Discontinued Operations (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Abstract] |
Discontinued Operations | DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Adient As discussed in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," of the notes to consolidated financial statements, on October 31, 2016, the Company completed the spin-off of its Automotive Experience business by way of the transfer of the Automotive Experience Business from Johnson Controls to Adient plc. The Company did not retain any equity interest in Adient plc. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company determined that Adient met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation and, as a result, Adient’s historical financial results are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a discontinued operation, and assets and liabilities are classified as assets and liabilities held for sale. The Company did not allocate any general corporate overhead to discontinued operations. The following table summarizes the results of Adient, reclassified as discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in millions). As the Adient spin-off occurred on October 31, 2016, there is only one month of Adient results included in the year ended September 30, 2017.
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Net sales | $ | 1,434 |  |  | $ | 16,837 |  |  | $ | 20,079 |
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | 1 |  |  | 525 |  |  | 1,220 |
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations | 35 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 529 |
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax | 9 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 66 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | (43 | ) |  | $ | (1,600 | ) |  | $ | 625 |
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, the income from discontinued operations before income taxes included separation costs of $79 million. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, the income from discontinued operations before income taxes included separation costs ($418 million), significant restructuring and impairment costs ($332 million), and net mark-to market losses on pension and postretirement plans ($110 million). For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the income from discontinued operations before income taxes included significant restructuring and impairment costs ($182 million), a net gain on a business divestiture ($155 million), transaction and separation costs ($52 million), and net mark-to market losses on pension and postretirement plans ($6 million). For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, the effective tax rate was more than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the tax impacts of separation costs and Adient spin-off related tax expense, partially offset by non-U.S. tax rate differentials. In preparation for the spin-off of the Automotive Experience business in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company incurred incremental tax expense of $95 million in fiscal 2016. The Company also completed substantial business reorganizations which resulted in total tax charges of $1,891 million in fiscal 2016. Included in this amount is the tax charge provided for in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 of $85 million for changes in entity tax status and the charge provided for in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 of $780 million for income tax expense on foreign undistributed earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries. In fiscal 2016, the Company did provide U.S. income tax expense related to the restructuring and repatriation of cash for certain non-U.S. subsidiaries in connection with the Automotive Experience planned spin-off. At September 30, 2016 the Company needed to complete the final steps of Automotive Experience restructuring and, as a result, the Company provided deferred taxes of $24 million for the U.S. income tax expense on outside basis differences that reversed upon the completion of the restructuring. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company completed its global automotive interiors joint venture with Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems. Refer to Note 3, "Acquisitions and Divestitures," of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information. In connection with the divestiture of the Interiors business, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain on divestiture of $145 million, $38 million net of tax. The tax impact of the gain is due to the jurisdictional mix of gains and losses on the divestiture, which resulted in non-benefited expenses in certain countries and taxable gains in other countries. In addition, in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2015, the Company provided income tax expense for repatriation of cash and other tax reserves associated with the Automotive Experience Interiors joint venture transaction, which resulted in a tax charge of $75 million and $223 million, respectively. GWS On March 31, 2015, the Company announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell the remainder of the GWS business to CBRE, subject to regulatory and other approvals. The sale closed on September 1, 2015. The agreement includes a 10-year strategic relationship between the Company and CBRE. The Company is the preferred provider of HVAC equipment, building automation systems and related services to the portfolio of real estate and corporate facilities managed globally by CBRE and GWS. The Company also engages GWS for facility management services. The annual cash flows resulting from these activities with the legacy GWS business are not currently significant nor are they expected to become significant in the future. At March 31, 2015, the Company determined that its GWS segment met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation, The Company did not allocate any general corporate overhead to discontinued operations. There were no amounts related to the GWS business classified as discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The following table summarizes the results of GWS, reclassified as discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 (in millions):
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2015
Net sales | $ | 3,025 |
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | 1,203 |
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations | 1,075 |
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax | 4 |
Income from discontinued operations | $ | 124 |
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the income from discontinued operations before income taxes included a $940 million gain on divestiture for the remainder of the GWS business, a $200 million gain on divestiture of the Company's interest in two GWS joint ventures and transaction costs of $87 million. The effective tax rate is different than the U.S. statutory rate for fiscal 2015 primarily due to $680 million tax expense for repatriation of cash and other tax reserves, and the tax consequences of the sale of the GWS joint ventures ($73 million) and the remaining business ($297 million). Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale During the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell its Scott Safety business of the Global Products segment to 3M Company. The transaction closed on October 4, 2017. The assets and liabilities of this business are presented as held for sale in the consolidated statements of financial position as of September 30, 2017. The business did not meet the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation as the divestiture of the Scott Safety business will not have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Scott Safety assets and liabilities held for sale at September 30, 2017 (in millions):
|  | September 30, 2017 |
Cash |  | $ | 9 |
Accounts receivable - net |  | 100 |
Inventories |  | 75 |
Other current assets |  | 5 |
Assets held for sale |  | $ | 189 |
Property, plant and equipment - net |  | $ | 79 |
Goodwill |  | 1,248 |
Other intangible assets - net |  | 592 |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 1 |
Noncurrent assets held for sale |  | $ | 1,920 |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 37 |
Accrued compensation and benefits |  | 10 |
Other current liabilities |  | 25 |
Liabilities held for sale |  | $ | 72 |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | $ | 173 |
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale |  | $ | 173 |
The following table summarizes the carrying value of Adient, classified as assets and liabilities held for sale at September 30, 2016 (in millions):
|  | September 30, 2016
Cash |  | $ | 105 |
Cash in escrow related to Adient debt |  | 2,034 |
Accounts receivable - net |  | 2,071 |
Inventories |  | 672 |
Other current assets |  | 756 |
Assets held for sale |  | $ | 5,638 |
Property, plant and equipment - net |  | $ | 2,240 |
Goodwill |  | 2,385 |
Other intangible assets - net |  | 113 |
Investments in partially-owned affiliates |  | 1,745 |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 891 |
Noncurrent assets held for sale |  | $ | 7,374 |
Short-term debt |  | $ | 41 |
Current portion of long-term debt |  | 38 |
Accounts payable |  | 2,764 |
Accrued compensation and benefits |  | 430 |
Other current liabilities |  | 975 |
Liabilities held for sale |  | $ | 4,248 |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 3,441 |
Pension and postretirement benefits |  | 188 |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | 259 |
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale |  | $ | 3,888 |
The following table summarizes depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, and significant operating and investing non-cash items related to Adient for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (in millions):
|  | Year Ended September 30,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 331 |  |  | $ | 333 |
Pension and postretirement benefit expense |  | — |  |  | 113 |  |  | 15 |
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates |  | (31 | ) |  | (357 | ) |  | (295 | )
Deferred income taxes |  | 562 |  |  | (476 | ) |  | (50 | )
Non-cash restructuring and impairment costs |  | — |  |  | 87 |  |  | 27 |
Gain on divestitures |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (155 | )
Equity-based compensation |  | 1 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |
Accrued income taxes |  | (808 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | )
Capital expenditures |  | (91 | ) |  | (395 | ) |  | (455 | )
During the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company completed the divestiture of its ADT security business in South Africa within the Building Solutions EMEA/LA segment. The assets and liabilities of this business were presented as held for sale in the consolidated statements of financial position as of September 30, 2016. The business did not meet the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation. The following table summarizes the carrying value of ADT security business in South Africa assets and liabilities at September 30, 2016 (in millions):
|  | September 30, 2016 |
Accounts receivable - net |  | $ | 9 |
Inventories |  | 7 |
Other current assets |  | 3 |
Property, plant and equipment - net |  | 15 |
Goodwill |  | 89 |
Other intangible assets - net |  | 30 |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 4 |
Assets held for sale |  | $ | 157 |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 9 |
Other current liabilities |  | 19 |
Liabilities held for sale |  | $ | 28 |
At September 30, 2016, $17 million of certain Corporate assets were classified as held for sale. The assets were sold during the second quarter of fiscal 2017.

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