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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The consolidated financial statements of Adient have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). During the second half of fiscal 2021 and continuing into the first quarter of fiscal 2022, Adient faced, along with the entire global automotive industry, widespread supply chain disruptions primarily related to semiconductor chip shortages. Although Adient’s seating products are not highly dependent directly on semiconductor chips, Adient is directly impacted by the lower production levels at OEM’s as a direct result of these supply chain disruptions. These disruptions have led to unplanned down time at Adient’s production facilities, often with very little warning, which creates operating inefficiencies and limits Adient’s ability to adequately mitigate such inefficiencies.

The automotive industry has also experienced a period of sustained price increases for commodities. Shipping costs have also sharply increased throughout fiscal 2021 and remained above historical norms during the first quarter of fiscal 2022. These commodity and shipping cost increases may continue into the future as demand increases and supply may remain constrained, which has resulted in, and may continue to result in, increased costs for Adient that may not be, or may only be partially, offset. Adient is also closely monitoring labor availability and wage inflationary pressures, both internally and at key vendors, to assess any impact labor shortages and wage inflation might have on Adient’s ability to perform its obligations.

Additionally, the impact of COVID-19, and related mutations, continues to be present throughout the world, including in all global and regional markets served by Adient. Although vaccines have been introduced that are expected to have the result of reducing the effect of COVID-19 and COVID-19 started to wane in certain geographic areas, governmental authorities continue to implement numerous measures attempting to contain and mitigate the effects of COVID-19, including travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, social distancing orders, shelter in place orders and shutdowns of non-essential activities. Adient's manufacturing facilities are located in areas that continue to be affected by the pandemic. Adient continues to actively monitor the threat and impacts of COVID-19.

Principles of Consolidations

Principles of Consolidation

Adient consolidates its wholly-owned subsidiaries and those entities in which it has a controlling interest. Investments in partially-owned affiliates are accounted for by the equity method when Adient's interest exceeds 20% and does not have a controlling interest.

Consolidated VIEs

Based upon the criteria set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810, "Consolidation," Adient has determined that it was the primary beneficiary in two variable interest entities (VIEs) for the reporting periods ended December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021, respectively, as Adient absorbs significant economics of the entities and has the power to direct the activities that are considered most significant to the entities.

The two VIEs manufacture seating products in North America for the automotive industry. Adient funds the entities' short-term liquidity needs through revolving credit facilities and has the power to direct the activities that are considered most significant to the entities through its key customer supply relationships.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Standards Adopted During Fiscal 2022

On October 1, 2021, Adient adopted Accounting Standards Codification (ASU) 2018-14 Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20). ASU 20218-14 eliminates, adds, and modifies certain disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The guidance is to be applied on a retrospective basis. The adoption of this guidance on October 1, 2021 did not significantly impact Adient's consolidated financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2021.

On October 1, 2021, Adient adopted ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 modifies ASC 740, Income Taxes, by simplifying accounting for income taxes. As part of its overall simplification initiative to reduce costs and complexity of applying accounting standards while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements, the FASB’s amendments may impact both interim and annual reporting periods. The adoption of this guidance on October 1, 2021 did not significantly impact Adient's consolidated financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2021.

Standards Effective After Fiscal 2022

Adient has considered the ASUs summarized below, effective after fiscal 2022, none of which is expected to significantly impact the consolidated financial statements:

Standard Adopted

Description

Date Effective

ASU 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)

ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity by reducing the number of accounting models for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock.

October 1, 2022

ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832) - Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance

The ASU requires annual disclosures of: i) information about the nature of government assistance transactions and the related accounting policy used to account for the transactions, ii) the balance sheet and income statement line items affected by the transactions, and the amounts for each financial statement line item, and iii) significant transaction terms and conditions.

October 1, 2022