Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) attributable to Adient	$ 18	$ 205	$ (120)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	83	90	80
Net income (loss)	101	295	(40)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	285	290	298
Amortization of intangibles	47	50	52
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (benefit)	27	38	(2)
Pension and postretirement contributions, net	(20)	(17)	(16)
Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received	(17)	(34)	4
(Gain) on sale of / impairment of nonconsolidated partially owned affiliates	(1)	6	10
Premium paid on repurchase of debt	0	7	38
Retrospective recoveries of Brazil indirect tax credits	0	0	(29)
Derivative loss on the 2021 Yanfeng Transaction	0	0	3
Deferred income taxes	(1)	(124)	5
Non-cash restructuring and impairment charges	9	0	14
Equity-based compensation	31	34	29
Other	7	(4)	17
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	12	16	(576)
Inventories	93	126	(62)
Other assets	(57)	(26)	32
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	90	(19)	485
Accrued income taxes	(63)	29	12
Cash provided (used) by operating activities	543	667	274
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(266)	(252)	(227)
Sale of property, plant and equipment	15	26	20
Settlement of derivative contracts	0	0	(30)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(6)	(19)
Business divestitures	(2)
Business divestitures		5	740
Other	0	(2)	0
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	(253)	(229)	484
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(1)	(1)	(14)
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt	0	1,002	0
Repayment of long-term debt	(137)	(1,104)	(987)
Debt financing costs	(5)	(23)	(1)
Share repurchases	(275)	(65)	0
Cash paid to acquire a noncontrolling interest	0	0	(153)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(72)	(67)	(106)
Other	(12)	(13)	(12)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities	(502)	(271)	(1,273)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	47	(4)	(59)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(165)	163	(574)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,110	947	1,521
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 945	$ 1,110	$ 947