XML 61 R41.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.8.0.1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Sep. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows (in millions):
| September 30, 2015 |  | Business Acquisitions |  | Business Divestitures |  | Currency Translation and Other |  | September 30, 2016
Building Technologies & Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Building Solutions North America | $ | 930 |  |  | $ | 8,829 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (22 | ) |  | $ | 9,734 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 195 |  |  | 1,787 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1,981 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 310 |  |  | 968 |  |  | — |  |  | (18 | ) |  | 1,260 |
Global Products | 1,943 |  |  | 5,038 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 6,963 |
Power Solutions | 1,082 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1,086 |
Total | $ | 4,460 |  |  | $ | 16,622 |  |  | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | (39 | ) |  | $ | 21,024 |
| September 30, 2016 |  | Business Acquisitions |  | Business Divestitures |  | Currency Translation and Other |  | September 30, 2017
Building Technologies & Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Building Solutions North America | $ | 9,734 |  |  | $ | (147 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 9,637 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 1,981 |  |  | (37 | ) |  | — |  |  | 68 |  |  | 2,012 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 1,260 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 11 |  |  | 1,255 |
Global Products | 6,963 |  |  | (58 | ) |  | (1,267 | ) |  | 49 |  |  | 5,687 |
Power Solutions | 1,086 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | 1,097 |
Total | $ | 21,024 |  |  | $ | (256 | ) |  | $ | (1,269 | ) |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 19,688 |
Other Intangible Assets | The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily from business acquisitions valued based on independent appraisals, consisted of (in millions):
| September 30, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 1,328 |  |  | $ | (137 | ) |  | $ | 1,191 |  |  | $ | 1,528 |  |  | $ | (24 | ) |  | $ | 1,504 |
Customer relationships | 3,168 |  |  | (486 | ) |  | 2,682 |  |  | 3,168 |  |  | (226 | ) |  | 2,942 |
Miscellaneous | 389 |  |  | (147 | ) |  | 242 |  |  | 519 |  |  | (130 | ) |  | 389 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 4,885 |  |  | (770 | ) |  | 4,115 |  |  | 5,215 |  |  | (380 | ) |  | 4,835 |
Unamortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/trade names | 2,483 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,483 |  |  | 2,555 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,555 |
Miscellaneous | 143 |  |  | — |  |  | 143 |  |  | 150 |  |  | — |  |  | 150 |
| 2,626 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,626 |  |  | 2,705 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,705 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 7,511 |  |  | $ | (770 | ) |  | $ | 6,741 |  |  | $ | 7,920 |  |  | $ | (380 | ) |  | $ | 7,540 |

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of amortizable and unamortizable intangible assets other than goodwill, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | jci_ScheduleOfIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | jci_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration