Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$ (120)	$ 1,108	$ (547)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	80	82	61
Net income (loss)	(40)	1,190	(486)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	298	285	295
Amortization of intangibles	52	45	37
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (benefit)	(2)	(16)	23
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(16)	(23)	(19)
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received (includes purchase accounting amortization of $2, $5 and $3, respectively)	4	44	24
(Gain) on sale of / impairment of nonconsolidated partially owned affiliates	10	(1,214)	231
Premium paid on repurchase of debt	38	50	0
Retrospective recoveries of Brazil indirect tax credits	(29)	(38)	0
Derivative loss on the 2021 Yanfeng Transaction	3	30	0
Deferred income taxes	5	40	(33)
Non-cash restructuring and impairment charges	14	11	53
Loss (gain) on divestitures - net	0	26	13
Equity-based compensation	29	36	15
Other	17	21	24
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(576)	483	190
Inventories	(62)	(263)	78
Other assets	32	82	140
Restructuring reserves	(57)	(136)	(80)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	542	(388)	(251)
Accrued income taxes	12	(5)	(8)
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	274	260	246
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(227)	(260)	(326)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	20	30	15
Settlement of derivative contracts	(30)	(12)	10
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(19)	(211)	0
Business divestitures	740	785	499
Changes in long-term investments	0	0	(37)
Loans to affiliates	0	15	0
Other	0	0	5
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	484	347	166
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(14)	(5)	(16)
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt	0	214	600
Repayment of long-term debt	(987)	(895)	(108)
Debt financing costs	(1)	(8)	(10)
Cash paid to acquire a noncontrolling interest	(153)	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(106)	(69)	(71)
Other	(12)	(7)	(2)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	(1,273)	(770)	393
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(59)	8	(34)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets held for sale	(574)	(155)	771
Less: cash classified within current assets held for sale	0	(16)	(3)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(574)	(171)	768
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,521	1,692	924
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 947	$ 1,521	$ 1,692