Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$ (165)	$ 148
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	55	70
Net income (loss)	(110)	218
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	223	210
Amortization of intangibles	40	29
Pension and postretirement expense (benefit)	(1)	(1)
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(17)	(18)
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received (includes purchase accounting amortization of $1 and $3, respectively)	(38)	106
Impairment/(gain) on sale of nonconsolidated partially-owned affiliates	8	(33)
Premium and transaction costs paid on repurchase of debt	34	50
Retrospective recoveries of Brazil indirect tax credits	0	(38)
Derivative loss on the 2021 Yanfeng Transaction	3	24
Deferred income taxes	5	(5)
Non-cash impairment charges	12	11
Equity-based compensation	21	36
Other	14	16
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(415)	195
Inventories	(26)	(158)
Other assets	62	(63)
Restructuring reserves	(49)	(118)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	283	(142)
Accrued income taxes	(11)	43
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	38	362
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(170)	(186)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	18	23
Settlement of derivatives	(30)	0
Advance payment for business acquisitions	(19)	(271)
Proceeds from business divestitures	740	72
Loans to affiliates	0	15
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	539	(347)
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(8)	36
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt	0	214
Repayment of long-term debt	(888)	(890)
Debt financing costs	(1)	(8)
Cash paid to acquire a noncontrolling interest	(153)	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(102)	(66)
Other	(12)	(4)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	(1,164)	(718)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(42)	12
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets held for sale	(629)	(691)
Change in cash classified within current assets held for sale	0	(1)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(629)	(692)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,521	1,692
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 892	$ 1,000