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Debt and Financing Arrangements Financing Arrangements (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 04, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |
1.4% Due in 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on notes |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  | 1.40% |  |  | 1.40%
Committed Five-year Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Amount Of Credit Facility Retired |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  | 2,500,000,000 |
215 million EUR maturing in March 2020 [Member] | Floating Rate Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 215,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 215,000,000 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1.4% Due in 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
750 million EUR maturing in December 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  |  |  |  | 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent on consumation of Tyco merger [Domain] | 2.0 billion USD revolving credit facility [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  | 2,000,000,000 |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Tyco International Holding S.a.r.L. (TSarL) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000,000 |  |  | 4,000,000,000 |
Repayments of Debt |  | $ 450,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 | $ 26,000,000 | $ 1,900,000,000 |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |
Tyco International Holding S.a.r.L. (TSarL) [Member] | LIBOR plus One Point Two Five Percent Due in Two Thousand Twenty [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000 |  | 3,700,000,000 | $ 4,000,000,000 |
Johnson Controls International plc [Member] | Three Point Seven Five Percent Due in Two Thousand Eighteen [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 49,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 49,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 49,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate on notes |  | 3.75% |  |  |  |  | 3.75% |  |  | 3.75%
Johnson Controls International plc [Member] | 1.4% Due in 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 259,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 259,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 259,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate on notes |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  | 1.40% |  |  | 1.40%
Johnson Controls International plc [Member] | Three Point Six Two Five Percent Due Two Thousand Twenty Four [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 468,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 468,000,000 | 468,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 468,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 468,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate on notes |  | 3.625% |  |  |  |  | 3.625% |  |  | 3.625%
Johnson Controls International plc [Member] | Four Point Nine Five Percent Due Two Thousand Sixty Four [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 434,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 434,000,000 | 434,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 435,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 435,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate on notes |  | 4.95% |  |  |  |  | 4.95% |  |  | 4.95%
Johnson Controls International plc [Member] | Zero Point Zero Percent Due Two Thousand Twenty-One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 868,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 868,000,000 | $ 0 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 750,000,000
Interest rate on notes |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  | 0.00%
Johnson Controls International plc [Member] | Three Point Seven Five Percent Due 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  | $ 67,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating Rate Term Loan [Member] | 250 million USD maturing in July 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  | 364 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scott Safety business [Member] | Tyco International Holding S.a.r.L. (TSarL) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt | $ 1,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 2018 [Member] | Tyco International Holding S.a.r.L. (TSarL) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
September 2018 [Member] | Tyco International Holding S.a.r.L. (TSarL) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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