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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Long-Term Debt Additional Details (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2019 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months					$ 501.0
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two					1,075.0
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three					425.0
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four					1,001.0
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five					485.0
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five					3,753.0
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities					369.0	$ 401.0	$ 432.0
Debt tender offer to purchase up to $1.5 billion in aggregate principal	$ 1,500.0
Total Consideration of Debt Tender Offer	1,600.0
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	(60.0)				$ (60.0)	0.0	$ 0.0
Tyco International Holding S.a.r.L. (TSarL) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt						4,000.0				$ 4,000.0
Repayments of Debt			$ 1,900.0
5.25 percent due 2041 [Domain] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount	$ 2.5
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.25%							5.25%
LIBOR plus One Point Two Five Percent Due in Two Thousand Twenty [Member] \| Tyco International Holding S.a.r.L. (TSarL) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt						$ 364.0
Floating rate term loan [Domain] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| ¥									¥ 35
Repayments of Debt \| ¥				¥ 10
1.375 percent due 2025 [Domain] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount \| €								€ 4.7
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	1.375%							1.375%
3.9 percent due 2026 [Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount		$ 12.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.90%							3.90%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 250 million USD maturing in Mar 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		364 days
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Expired		$ 250.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 150 million USD maturing in Feb 2019 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		364 days
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