Consolidated Statements of Financial Position - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 321,000,000	$ 579,000,000
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $182 and $173, respectively	6,666,000,000	6,394,000,000
Inventories	3,209,000,000	2,888,000,000
Assets held for sale	189,000,000	5,812,000,000
Other current assets	1,907,000,000	1,436,000,000
Current assets	12,292,000,000	17,109,000,000
Property, plant and equipment - net	6,121,000,000	5,632,000,000
Goodwill	19,688,000,000	21,024,000,000
Other intangible assets - net	6,741,000,000	7,540,000,000
Investments in partially-owned affiliates	1,191,000,000	990,000,000
Noncurrent assets held for sale	1,920,000,000	7,374,000,000
Other noncurrent assets	3,931,000,000	3,510,000,000
Total assets	51,884,000,000	63,179,000,000
Liabilities and Equity
Short-term debt	1,214,000,000	1,078,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	394,000,000	628,000,000
Accounts payable	4,271,000,000	4,000,000,000
Accrued compensation and benefits	1,071,000,000	1,333,000,000
Deferred revenue	1,279,000,000	1,228,000,000
Liabilities held for sale	72,000,000	4,276,000,000
Other current liabilities	3,553,000,000	3,788,000,000
Current liabilities	11,854,000,000	16,331,000,000
Long-term debt	11,964,000,000	11,053,000,000
Pension and postretirement benefits	947,000,000	1,550,000,000
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale	173,000,000	3,888,000,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	5,368,000,000	5,033,000,000
Long-term liabilities	18,452,000,000	21,524,000,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	211,000,000	234,000,000
Ordinary shares	9,000,000	9,000,000
Ordinary A shares	0	0
Preferred shares	0	0
Treasury stock, at cost (2017 - 17,080,302; 2016 - 452,083 shares)	(710,000,000)	(20,000,000)
Capital in excess of par value	16,390,000,000	16,105,000,000
Retained earnings	5,231,000,000	9,177,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(473,000,000)	(1,153,000,000)
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Johnson Controls	20,447,000,000	24,118,000,000
Noncontrolling interests	920,000,000	972,000,000
Total equity	21,367,000,000	25,090,000,000
Total liabilities and equity	$ 51,884,000,000	$ 63,179,000,000