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Guarantees - Additional Information (Detail) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |
Maximum length, in years, of a product warranty for it to be recorded in other current liabilities | 1 year
Minimum length, in years, of a product warranty for it to be recorded in other noncurrent liabilities | 1 year

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- Definition Maximum length, in years, of a product warranty for it to be recorded in other current liabilities. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | jci_
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Minimum length, in years, of a product warranty for it to be recorded in other noncurrent liabilities. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | jci_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration