Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$ 205	$ (120)	$ 1,108
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	90	80	82
Net income (loss)	295	(40)	1,190
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	290	298	285
Amortization of intangibles	50	52	45
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (benefit)	38	(2)	(16)
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(17)	(16)	(23)
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received (includes purchase accounting amortization of $2, $2 and $5, respectively)	(34)	4	44
(Gain) on sale of / impairment of nonconsolidated partially owned affiliates	6	10	(1,188)
Premium paid on repurchase of debt	7	38	50
Retrospective recoveries of Brazil indirect tax credits	0	(29)	(38)
Derivative loss on the 2021 Yanfeng Transaction	0	3	30
Deferred income taxes	(124)	5	40
Non-cash restructuring and impairment charges	0	14	11
Equity-based compensation	34	29	36
Other	(4)	17	21
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	16	(576)	483
Inventories	126	(62)	(263)
Other assets	(26)	32	82
Restructuring reserves	(53)	(57)	(136)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	34	542	(388)
Accrued income taxes	29	12	(5)
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	667	274	260
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(252)	(227)	(260)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	26	20	30
Settlement of derivative contracts	0	(30)	(12)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(6)	(19)	(211)
Business divestitures	5	740	785
Loans to affiliates	0	0	15
Other	(2)	0	0
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	(229)	484	347
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(1)	(14)	(5)
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt	1,002	0	214
Repayment of long-term debt	(1,104)	(987)	(895)
Debt financing costs	(23)	(1)	(8)
Share repurchases	(65)	0	0
Cash paid to acquire a noncontrolling interest	0	(153)	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(67)	(106)	(69)
Other	(13)	(12)	(7)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	(271)	(1,273)	(770)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(4)	(59)	8
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets held for sale	163	(574)	(155)
Less: cash classified within current assets held for sale	0	0	(16)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	163	(574)	(171)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	947	1,521	1,692
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 1,110	$ 947	$ 1,521