Equity and Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity

For the three months ended December 31, 2021:

(in millions)	Ordinary Shares		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Shareholders' Equity Attributable  to Adient		Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	—	$	3,991	$	(988)	$	(627)	$	2,376	$	342	$	2,718
Net income (loss)	—		—		(54)		—		(54)		11		(43)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		—		17		17		2		19
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives	—		—		—		(2)		(2)		—		(2)
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		(8)		(8)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest	—		12		—		—		12		(12)		—
Share based compensation and other	—		(5)		—		—		(5)		—		(5)
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	—	$	3,998	$	(1,042)	$	(612)	$	2,344	$	335	$	2,679

For the three months ended December 31, 2020:

(in millions)	Ordinary Shares		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Shareholders' Equity Attributable  to Adient		Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	—	$	3,974	$	(2,096)	$	(665)	$	1,213	$	322	$	1,535
Net income (loss)	—		—		150		—		150		17		167
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		—		55		55		10		65
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives	—		—		—		28		28		—		28
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		(4)		(4)
Share based compensation and other	—		8		—		—		8		—		8
Adjustments from adoption of a new standard	—		(2)		—		—		(2)		—		(2)
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	—	$	3,980	$	(1,946)	$	(582)	$	1,452	$	345	$	1,797

Schedule of AOCI

The following table presents changes in AOCI attributable to Adient:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2021		2020
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Balance at beginning of period	$	(617)	$	(634)
Aggregate adjustment for the period, net of tax	17		55
Balance at end of period	$	(600)	$	(579)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives
Balance at beginning of period	$	(8)	$	(28)
Current period changes in fair value, net of tax	(1)		25
Reclassification to income, net of tax	(1)		3
Balance at end of period	$	(10)	$	—
Pension and postretirement plans
Balance at beginning of period	$	(2)	$	(3)
Balance at end of period	$	(2)	$	(3)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), end of period	$	(612)	$	(582)

Schedule of Changes in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

The following table presents changes in the redeemable noncontrolling interests:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2021		2020
Beginning balance	$	240	$	43
Net income	13		6
Dividends	(31)		(14)
Change in redeemable noncontrolling interest	(186)		—
Foreign currency translation adjustments	5		7
Ending balance	$	41	$	42