Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$ 148	$ (511)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	70	40
Net income (loss)	218	(471)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	210	214
Amortization of intangibles	29	27
Pension and postretirement expense (benefit)	(1)	2
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(18)	(21)
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received (includes purchase accounting amortization of $3 and $3, respectively)	106	85
(Gain) on sale/impairment of nonconsolidated partially-owned affiliates	(33)	222
Premium and transaction costs paid on repurchase of debt	50	0
Retrospective recoveries of Brazil indirect tax credits	(38)	0
Derivative loss on the 2021 Yanfeng Transaction	24	0
Deferred income taxes	(5)	(13)
Non-cash impairment charges	11	27
Loss on divestitures - net	0	25
Equity-based compensation	36	8
Other	16	10
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	195	706
Inventories	(158)	16
Other assets	(63)	77
Restructuring reserves	(118)	(60)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(142)	(1,135)
Accrued income taxes	43	9
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	362	(272)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(186)	(258)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	23	5
Settlement of cross-currency interest rate swap	0	10
Advance payment for business acquisitions	(271)	0
Proceeds from business divestitures	72	0
Changes in long-term investments	0	(37)
Loans to affiliates	15
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	(347)	(280)
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	36	164
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt	214	600
Repayment of long-term debt	(890)	(6)
Debt financing costs	(8)	(10)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(66)	(67)
Other	(4)	(2)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	(718)	679
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	12	(19)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets held for sale	(691)	108
Change in cash classified within current assets held for sale	(1)	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(692)	108
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,692	924
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 1,000	$ 1,032