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Note 13. NonConsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates | 3 Months Ended
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Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Abstract] |
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13. Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates
Investments in the net assets of nonconsolidated partially-owned affiliates are stated in the "Investments in partially-owned affiliates" line in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017. Equity in the net income of nonconsolidated partially-owned affiliates is stated in the "Equity income" line in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. Adient maintains total investments in partially-owned affiliates of $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion at December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively. Operating information for nonconsolidated partially-owned affiliates is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 (1)
Net sales |  | $ | 4,663 |  |  | $ | 4,324 |
Gross profit |  | $ | 566 |  |  | $ | 539 |
Operating income |  | $ | 279 |  |  | $ | 295 |
Net income |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 280 |
Net income attributable to the entity |  | $ | 216 |  |  | $ | 259 |
(1) |  | Amounts presented have been revised from what was previously reported, as discussed in Note 1, "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies". The engineering recovery revisions decreased operating income, net income and net income attributable to the entity by $14 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965 + Details
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