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

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Classifications of Assets and Liabilities for Consolidated VIEs

The carrying amounts and classification of assets (none of which are restricted) and liabilities included in Adient's consolidated statements of financial position for the consolidated VIEs are as follows:


(in millions)	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Current assets	$	189	$	158
Noncurrent assets	99		88
Total assets	$	288	$	246

Current liabilities	$	155	$	143
Noncurrent liabilities	14		8
Total liabilities	$	169	$	151

Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:


	Three Months Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per share data)	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$	(54)	$	150

Denominator:
Shares outstanding	94.6		94.0
Effect of dilutive securities	—		0.8
Diluted shares	94.6		94.8

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.57)	$	1.60
Diluted	$	(0.57)	$	1.58

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements

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

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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