Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$ (17)	$ (216)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	28	20
Net income (loss)	11	(196)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	65	96
Amortization of intangibles	10	12
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (benefit)	1	1
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(6)	13
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received (includes purchase accounting amortization of $0, and $5, respectively)	(82)	(90)
Deferred income taxes	(2)	260
Equity-based compensation	6	16
Other	7	2
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	320	170
Inventories	(19)	(22)
Other assets	35	(23)
Restructuring reserves	(14)	(32)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(451)	(296)
Accrued income taxes	(9)	(38)
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	(128)	(127)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(144)	(143)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	37	2
Changes in long-term investments	0	(5)
Loans to affiliates	(11)	0
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	(118)	(146)
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	2	1
Debt financing costs	(4)	0
Cash dividends	(26)	(26)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(36)	(20)
Formation of consolidated joint venture	28	0
Other	(2)	(4)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	(38)	(49)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	3	3
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(281)	(319)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	687	709
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 406	$ 390