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Retirement Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of projected benefit payments Projected benefit payments from the plans as of September 30, 2020 are estimated as follows (in millions):
2021$21 
202224 
202322 
202424 
202526 
2026-2030168 
Schedule of plan assets by asset category Adient's plan assets by asset category, are as follows:
 Fair Value Measurements Using:
(in millions)Total as of
September 30,
2020
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Net Asset Value (NAV)
Pension
Cash$37 $37 $— $— $— 
Equity Securities
Domestic15 — 
International - Developed51 29 11 — 11 
International - Emerging— — — 
Fixed Income Securities
Government219 63 128 — 28 
Corporate/Other64 42 11 — 11 
Hedge Fund75 — 75 — — 
Real Estate22 — — 16 
Total$486 $172 $235 $$73 
 Fair Value Measurements Using:
(in millions)Total as of
September 30,
2019
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Net Asset Value (NAV)
Pension
Cash$31 $31 $— $— $— 
Equity Securities
Domestic15 — 
International - Developed49 36 10 — 
International - Emerging— — 
Fixed Income Securities
Government218 75 117 — 26 
Corporate/Other66 55 — — 11 
Hedge Fund65 — 65 — — 
Real Estate21 — — 15 
Total$470 $201 $202 $$61 
Schedule of changes in fair value of pension assets
The following sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of pension assets measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
(in millions)Real Estate
Pension
Asset value as of September 30, 2018$
Redemptions— 
Asset value as of September 30, 2019$
Redemptions— 
Asset value as of September 30, 2020$
Schedule of changes in projected benefit obligations, changes in plan assets and funded status
The table that follows contains the ABO and reconciliations of the changes in the PBO, the changes in plan assets and the funded status:

 Pension Benefits
(in millions)20202019
Accumulated Benefit Obligation$582 $571 
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year$598 $547 
Service cost
Interest cost10 13 
Actuarial (gain) loss16 96 
Benefits paid(22)(40)
Settlements and curtailments(11)— 
Divestitures(12)— 
Currency translation adjustment20 (25)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year$606 $598 
Change in Plan Assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$470 $449 
Actual return on plan assets12 63 
Employer contributions/(distributions)19 19 
Benefits paid(22)(40)
Settlements and curtailments(10)— 
Divestitures(1)— 
Currency translation adjustment18 (21)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year$486 $470 
Funded status$(120)$(128)
Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position consist of:
Prepaid benefit cost$26 $24 
Accrued benefit liability(146)(152)
Net amount recognized$(120)$(128)
Schedule of weighted average assumptions
 Pension Benefits
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
2020201920202019
Weighted Average Assumptions (1):
Discount rate (2)
2.91 %3.22 %1.87 %1.85 %
Rate of compensation increaseNANA3.64 %3.54 %

(1) Plan assets and obligations are determined based on a September 30 measurement date.

(2) Adient considers the expected benefit payments on a plan-by-plan basis when setting assumed discount rates. As a result, Adient uses different discount rates for each plan depending on the plan jurisdiction, the demographics of participants and the expected timing of benefit payments. For the U.S. pension plan, Adient uses a discount rate provided by an independent third party calculated based on an appropriate mix of high quality bonds. For the non-U.S. pension plans, Adient consistently uses the relevant country specific benchmark indices for determining the various discount rates.
Schedule of components and key assumptions of net periodic benefit cost
The tables that follow contain the components and key assumptions of net periodic benefit cost related to Adient’s pension plans:
 Pension Benefits
(in millions)202020192018
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit):
Service cost$$$
Interest cost10 13 14 
Expected return on plan assets(19)(18)(18)
Net actuarial (gain) loss22 49 (24)
Settlement (gain) loss— 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$21 $53 $(20)
A $15 million settlement gain was recorded in fiscal 2018 related to the termination of a postretirement plan.
 Pension Benefits
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
202020192018202020192018
Expense Assumptions:
Discount rate3.34 %4.29 %3.85 %1.85 %2.71 %2.62 %
Expected return on plan assets5.00 %5.00 %5.15 %4.01 %4.08 %4.19 %
Rate of compensation increaseN/ANANA3.66 %3.46 %3.53 %