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Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs (Detail) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Plant Employees | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Plant Employees
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve |  | $ 445 |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | $ 367 | 288 | $ 215 |
Number of employees to be severed | Employees |  |  |  | 6,100
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated, Inception to Date | Employees | 1,600 |  |  | 1,600
Restructuring And Related Cost Expected Number Of Plants To Be Closed | Plant | 10 |  |  |
Number Of Plants Closed | Plant | 4 |  |  | 4
Power Solutions |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | $ (20) | (66) | (11) |
Number of employees to be severed | Employees |  |  |  | 100
Adient |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 332 | $ 182 |
2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 239 |  |  | $ 239
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 25 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 367 |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring | (75) |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | (78) |  |  |
2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 367 |  |  |
2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Employee Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 226 |  |  | 226
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 25 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 276 |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring | (75) |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 |  |  |
2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Fixed Asset Impairment |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 0 |  |  | 0
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 77 |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | (77) |  |  |
2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 13 |  |  | 13
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 14 |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | (1) |  |  |
2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Currency Translation |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 0 |  |  | 0
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 0 |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 |  |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 92 |  |  | 92
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | (25) |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 620 |  |
Payments for Restructuring | (88) | (32) |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 1 | (221) |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 288 |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Employee Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 84 | 414 |  | 84
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | (25) |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 368 |  |
Payments for Restructuring | (86) | (32) |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 | 0 |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Fixed Asset Impairment |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 0 | 0 |  | 0
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 190 |  |
Payments for Restructuring | 0 | 0 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 | (190) |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 6 | 30 |  | 6
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 62 |  |
Payments for Restructuring | (2) | 0 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 | (32) |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Currency Translation |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 2 | 1 |  | $ 2
Adjustment to restructuring reserves | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 0 |  |
Payments for Restructuring | 0 | 0 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 1 | 1 |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Adient | Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 332 |  |
Committed restructuring liabilities assumed from Tyco Merger [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 78 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | (22) |  |  |
Committed restructuring liabilities assumed from Tyco Merger [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 56 |  |
Committed restructuring liabilities assumed from Tyco Merger [Member] | Employee Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 78 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | (22) |  |  |
Committed restructuring liabilities assumed from Tyco Merger [Member] | Fixed Asset Impairment |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 0 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 |  |  |
Committed restructuring liabilities assumed from Tyco Merger [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 0 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 |  |  |
Committed restructuring liabilities assumed from Tyco Merger [Member] | Currency Translation |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 0 |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash | 0 |  |  |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 16 |  |  |
Corporate | 2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 166 |  |  |
Corporate | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 161 |  |
Power Solutions | 2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 20 |  |  |
Power Solutions | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 66 |  |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 74 |  |  |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | 17 |  |
Building Solutions North America | 2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | 59 |  |  |
Global Products | 2017 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs | $ 32 |  |  |
Global Products | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and impairment costs |  | $ 44 |  |

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