Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs Change in Restructuring Reserve - 2016 Restructuring Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s 2016 Plan reserve, included within other current liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position (in millions):

	Employee Severance and Termination Benefits			Long-Lived Asset Impairments			Other			Currency Translation		Total
Original Reserve	$	368		$	190		$	62		$	—	$	620
Acquired Tyco restructuring     reserves	78			—			—			—		78
Utilized—cash	(32		)	—			—			—		(32		)
Utilized—noncash	—			(190		)	(32		)	1		(221		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	414		$	—		$	30		$	1	$	445
Adient spin-off impact	(194		)	—			(22		)	—		(216		)
Utilized—cash	(86		)	—			(2		)	—		(88		)
Utilized—noncash	—			—			—			1		1
Adjustment to restructuring    reserves	(25		)	—			—			—		(25		)
Transfer to liabilities held for sale	(3		)	—			—			—		(3		)
Adjustment to acquired Tyco    restructuring reserves	(22		)	—			—			—		(22		)
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	84		$	—		$	6		$	2	$	92