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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Acquisition
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	$ 19,671,000,000
Cash paid for business acquisition					$ 6,000,000	$ 133,000,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period					(158,000,000)
Reduction in goodwill related to business divestitures					1,270,000,000
Proceeds from business divestitures, net of cash divested					180,000,000	54,000,000
Adjustment to purchase price of previous acquisition					75,000,000	0
Gain on divestitures - net					0	14,000,000
Business Divestitures, Not Specific [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses					$ 4,000,000
Number Of Businesses Divested					1
Cash Divested from Deconsolidation					$ 5,000,000
Proceeds from business divestitures, net of cash divested					$ 52,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Individually Immaterial Acquisitions
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions					3	1
Purchase price, net of cash acquired					$ 9,000,000	$ 0
Cash paid for business acquisition					6,000,000	3,000,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period					2,000,000	4,000,000
Buildings Tyco [Member] \| Scott Safety business [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		$ 2,000,000,000
Buildings Tyco [Member] \| Scott Safety business [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		1,800,000,000
Buildings Tyco [Member] \| Scott Safety business [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		1,900,000,000
Buildings Tyco [Member] \| ADT security business in South Africa [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		129,000,000
Reduction in goodwill related to business divestitures		$ 92,000,000
Building Efficiency Asia \| Hitachi Joint Venture [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period				$ 253,000,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				60.00%
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture				$ 208,000,000	75,000,000	133,000,000
Purchase Price of Joint Venture				638,000,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition				$ 430,000,000
Building Efficiency Rest of World [Member] \| Individually Immaterial Acquisitions
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Step acquisition, non-cash gain in equity interest in acquiree						$ 4,000,000
Building Efficiency Systems and Service North America
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Reduction in goodwill related to business divestitures			$ 3,000,000
Proceeds from business divestitures, net of cash divested			14,000,000
Sales Price of Business Divestitures			16,000,000
Gain on divestitures - net			$ 14,000,000
Power Solutions
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period					0
Reduction in goodwill related to business divestitures					$ 0