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Segment Information (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
SEGMENT INFORMATION | SEGMENT INFORMATION ASC 280, "Segment Reporting," establishes the standards for reporting information about segments in financial statements. In applying the criteria set forth in ASC 280, the Company has determined that it has five reportable segments for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s five reportable segments are presented in the context of its two primary businesses - Building Technologies & Solutions and Power Solutions. Building Technologies & Solutions
• | Building Solutions North America designs, sells, installs, and services HVAC and controls systems, integrated electronic security systems (including monitoring), and integrated fire detection and suppression systems for commercial, industrial, retail, small business, institutional and governmental customers in North America. Building Solutions North America also provides energy efficiency solutions and technical services, including inspection, scheduled maintenance, and repair and replacement of mechanical and control systems, to non-residential building and industrial applications in the North American marketplace.
• | Building Solutions EMEA/LA designs, sells, installs, and services HVAC, controls, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, integrated fire detection and suppression systems, and provides technical services to markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
• | Building Solutions Asia Pacific designs, sells, installs, and services HVAC, controls, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, integrated fire detection and suppression systems, and provides technical services to the Asia Pacific marketplace.
• | Global Products designs and produces heating and air conditioning for residential and commercial applications, and markets products and refrigeration systems to replacement and new construction market customers globally. The Global Products business also designs, manufactures and sells fire protection and security products, including intrusion security, anti-theft devices, and access control and video management systems, for commercial, industrial, retail, residential, small business, institutional and governmental customers worldwide. Global Products also includes the Johnson Controls-Hitachi joint venture, which was formed October 1, 2015, and included the Scott Safety business, prior to its sale on October 4, 2017.
Power Solutions Power Solutions services both automotive original equipment manufacturers and the battery aftermarket by providing advanced battery technology, coupled with systems engineering, marketing and service expertise. Management evaluates the performance of its business segments primarily on segment earnings before interest, taxes and amortization ("EBITA"), which represents income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests, excluding general corporate expenses, intangible asset amortization, net financing charges, significant restructuring and impairment costs, and the net mark-to-market adjustments related to pension and postretirement plans. Financial information relating to the Company’s reportable segments is as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |
Building Technologies & Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Building Solutions North America | $ | 8,679 |  |  | $ | 8,341 |  |  | $ | 4,687 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 3,696 |  |  | 3,595 |  |  | 1,613 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 2,553 |  |  | 2,444 |  |  | 1,736 |
Global Products | 8,472 |  |  | 8,455 |  |  | 6,148 |
| 23,400 |  |  | 22,835 |  |  | 14,184 |
Power Solutions | 8,000 |  |  | 7,337 |  |  | 6,653 |
Total net sales | $ | 31,400 |  |  | $ | 30,172 |  |  | $ | 20,837 |
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Segment EBITA |  |  |  |  |
Building Technologies & Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Building Solutions North America (1) | $ | 1,109 |  |  | $ | 1,039 |  |  | $ | 494 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA (2) | 344 |  |  | 290 |  |  | 74 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific (3) | 347 |  |  | 323 |  |  | 222 |
Global Products (4) | 1,338 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 637 |
| 3,138 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 1,427 |
Power Solutions (5) | 1,417 |  |  | 1,427 |  |  | 1,327 |
Total segment EBITA | $ | 4,555 |  |  | $ | 4,258 |  |  | $ | 2,754 |
Amortization of intangible assets | (384 | ) |  | (489 | ) |  | (116 | )
Corporate expenses (6) | (576 | ) |  | (768 | ) |  | (607 | )
Net financing charges | (441 | ) |  | (496 | ) |  | (289 | )
Restructuring and impairment costs | (263 | ) |  | (367 | ) |  | (288 | )
Net mark-to-market adjustments on pension and postretirement plans | 10 |  |  | 420 |  |  | (393 | )
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 2,901 |  |  | $ | 2,558 |  |  | $ | 1,061 |
| September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Building Technologies & Solutions (7) |  |  |  |  |
Building Solutions North America (8) | $ | 15,384 |  |  | $ | 15,228 |  |  | $ | 15,554 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA (9) | 4,997 |  |  | 4,885 |  |  | 4,649 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific (10) | 2,743 |  |  | 2,575 |  |  | 2,521 |
Global Products (11) | 14,261 |  |  | 14,018 |  |  | 15,782 |
| 37,385 |  |  | 36,706 |  |  | 38,506 |
Power Solutions (12) | 7,996 |  |  | 7,894 |  |  | 6,793 |
Assets held for sale | — |  |  | 2,109 |  |  | 13,186 |
Unallocated | 3,416 |  |  | 5,175 |  |  | 4,694 |
Total | $ | 48,797 |  |  | $ | 51,884 |  |  | $ | 63,179 |
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Depreciation/Amortization |  |  |  |  |
Building Technologies & Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Building Solutions North America | $ | 236 |  |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 49 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 110 |  |  | 140 |  |  | 14 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 28 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 11 |
Global Products | 390 |  |  | 410 |  |  | 230 |
| 764 |  |  | 859 |  |  | 304 |
Power Solutions | 256 |  |  | 236 |  |  | 238 |
Corporate | 65 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 80 |
Discontinued Operations | — |  |  | 29 |  |  | 331 |
Total | $ | 1,085 |  |  | $ | 1,188 |  |  | $ | 953 |
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |
Building Technologies & Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Building Solutions North America | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 16 |
Building Solutions EMEA/LA | 73 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 19 |
Building Solutions Asia Pacific | 26 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 7 |
Global Products | 307 |  |  | 421 |  |  | 304 |
| 520 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 346 |
Automotive Experience |  |  |  |  |
Seating | — |  |  | 62 |  |  | 392 |
Interiors | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
| — |  |  | 63 |  |  | 395 |
Power Solutions | 372 |  |  | 481 |  |  | 357 |
Corporate | 138 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 151 |
Total | $ | 1,030 |  |  | $ | 1,343 |  |  | $ | 1,249 |
(1) | Building Solutions North America segment EBITA for the year ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 excludes $20 million and $59 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs.
(2) | Building Solutions EMEA/LA segment EBITA for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 excludes $56 million, $74 million and $17 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, EMEA/LA segment EBITA includes $1 million, $5 million and $11 million, respectively, of equity income.
(3) | Building Solutions Asia Pacific segment EBITA for the year ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 excludes $16 million and $16 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, Asia Pacific segment EBITA includes $1 million, $1 million and $1 million, respectively, of equity income.
(4) | Global Products segment EBITA for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 excludes $113 million, $32 million and $44 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, Global Products segment EBITA includes $175 million, $151 million and $114 million, respectively, of equity income.
(5) | Power Solutions segment EBITA for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 excludes $8 million, $20 million and $66 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, Power Solutions segment EBITA includes $58 million, $83 million and $48 million, respectively, of equity income.
(6) | Corporate expenses for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 excludes $50 million, $166 million and $161 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs.
(7) | Prior year amounts exclude assets held for sale. Refer to Note 4, "Discontinued Operations," of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company's disposal groups classified as held for sale.
(8) | Buildings Solutions North America assets as of September 2018, 2017 and 2016, include $8 million, $8 million and $7 million, respectively, of investments in partially-owned affiliates.
(9) | Building Solutions EMEA/LA assets as of September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, include $99 million, $107 million and $103 million, respectively, of investments in partially-owned affiliates.
(10) | Building Solutions Asia Pacific assets as of September 30, 2018 include $1 million of investments in partially-owned affiliates.
(11) | Global Products assets as of September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, include $740 million, $629 million and $513 million, respectively, of investments in partially-owned affiliates.
(12) | Power Solutions assets as of September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, include $453 million, $447 million and $367 million, respectively, of investments in partially-owned affiliates.
In fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, no customer exceeded 10% of consolidated net sales. Geographic Segments Financial information relating to the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 14,625 |  |  | $ | 14,495 |  |  | $ | 9,633 |
China | 2,166 |  |  | 2,046 |  |  | 1,620 |
Japan | 1,903 |  |  | 1,816 |  |  | 1,805 |
Germany | 1,961 |  |  | 1,779 |  |  | 1,430 |
United Kingdom | 1,139 |  |  | 928 |  |  | 291 |
Mexico | 909 |  |  | 840 |  |  | 639 |
Other foreign | 5,692 |  |  | 5,408 |  |  | 3,602 |
Other European countries | 3,005 |  |  | 2,860 |  |  | 1,817 |
Total | $ | 31,400 |  |  | $ | 30,172 |  |  | $ | 20,837 |
Long-Lived Assets (Year-end) |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 3,216 |  |  | $ | 3,155 |  |  | $ | 2,880 |
China | 766 |  |  | 535 |  |  | 484 |
Japan | 209 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 188 |
Germany | 275 |  |  | 290 |  |  | 287 |
United Kingdom | 73 |  |  | 109 |  |  | 103 |
Mexico | 531 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 457 |
Other foreign | 659 |  |  | 821 |  |  | 785 |
Other European countries | 442 |  |  | 542 |  |  | 448 |
Total | $ | 6,171 |  |  | $ | 6,121 |  |  | $ | 5,632 |
Net sales attributed to geographic locations are based on the location of the assets producing the sales. Long-lived assets by geographic location consist of net property, plant and equipment.

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