Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$ (186)	$ (166)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	46	51
Net income (loss)	(140)	(115)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	147	137
Amortization of intangibles	19	20
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (benefit)	0	2
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(18)	(13)
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received (includes purchase accounting amortization of $1 and $0, respectively)	(103)	(117)
Impairment of nonconsolidated partially-owned affiliate	216	0
Deferred income taxes	5	40
Non-cash impairment charges	0	66
Loss (gain) on divestitures - net	25	0
Equity-based compensation	1	8
Other	5	7
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	508	90
Inventories	(30)	(12)
Other assets	38	62
Increase (Decrease) in Restructuring Reserve	(33)	(70)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(466)	(51)
Accrued income taxes	9	(14)
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	183	40
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(185)	(252)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	4	58
Settlement of cross-currency interest rate swap	10	0
Changes in long-term investments	(37)	0
Other	0	4
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	(208)	(190)
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	818	3
Repayment of long-term debt	(4)	(1)
Debt financing costs	(1)	(8)
Cash dividends	0	(26)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(59)	(43)
Formation of consolidated joint venture	0	28
Other	(2)	(2)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	752	(49)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(11)	3
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	716	(196)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	924	687
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 1,640	$ 491