Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Operating Activities
Net income attributable to Adient	$ 20	$ 12
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	25	21
Net income	45	33
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	72	69
Amortization of intangibles	11	12
Pension and postretirement expense (benefit)	3	9
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(10)	(3)
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received	(6)	(16)
Deferred income taxes	(6)	(1)
Equity-based compensation	13	8
Other	0	(3)
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding impact of acquisitions/divestitures:
Receivables	234	167
Inventories	29	22
Other assets	(81)	(47)
Restructuring reserves	(9)	(27)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(256)	(191)
Accrued income taxes	2	12
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	41	44
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(55)	(61)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	14	15
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(6)
Proceeds from business divestitures	(3)	3
Other	0	(1)
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	(44)	(50)
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	5	0
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt	0	2
Repayment of long-term debt	0	(2)
Debt financing costs	0	(7)
Share repurchases	(100)	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(48)	(50)
Share based compensation and other	(12)	(12)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	(155)	(69)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	38	29
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(120)	(46)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,110	947
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 990	$ 901