Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations by Disposal Group - Adient (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Discontinued Operations by Disposal Group - Adient [Line Items]
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 0	$ 23	$ 9	$ 40
Loss from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ (748)	$ (43)	$ (578)
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Adient spin-off [Member]
Discontinued Operations by Disposal Group - Adient [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 4,298	$ 1,434	$ 8,531
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes		102	1	335
Provision for income taxes on discontinued operations		827	35	873
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		23	9	40
Loss from discontinued operations		(748)	(43)	(578)
Separation costs		$ 90	$ 79	$ 160

Amount before tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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