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Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities $ 181 $ 157
Cash flows from investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (51) (43)
Acquisitions, net of cash required (71) (66)
Proceeds from sale of operations 5 0
Return of advance from subsidiary 0  
Advance from subsidiary   0
Total cash used in investing activities (117) (109)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net transfers from Ashland 0 5
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 170 75
Repayments on borrowings (39) (87)
Repurchases of common stock (220) (50)
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary (15)  
Cash dividends paid (45) (30)
Other financing activities (6) 0
Other intercompany activity, net 0 0
Total cash used in financing activities (155) (87)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3) (1)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (94) (40)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 201 172
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period 107 132
Reportable Legal Entities | Valvoline Inc. (Parent Issuer)    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities (28) 101
Cash flows from investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment 0 0
Acquisitions, net of cash required 0 0
Proceeds from sale of operations 0  
Return of advance from subsidiary 263  
Advance from subsidiary   66
Total cash used in investing activities 263 66
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net transfers from Ashland   5
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 70 0
Repayments on borrowings (38) (87)
Repurchases of common stock (220) (50)
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary 0  
Cash dividends paid (45) (30)
Other financing activities (2)  
Other intercompany activity, net 0 (5)
Total cash used in financing activities (235) (167)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period 0 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities 287 112
Cash flows from investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (48) (42)
Acquisitions, net of cash required (71) (66)
Proceeds from sale of operations 5  
Return of advance from subsidiary 0  
Advance from subsidiary   0
Total cash used in investing activities (114) (108)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net transfers from Ashland   0
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 0 0
Repayments on borrowings 0 0
Repurchases of common stock 0 0
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary 0  
Cash dividends paid 0 0
Other financing activities (2)  
Other intercompany activity, net (263) (61)
Total cash used in financing activities (265) (61)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (92) (57)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 99 93
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period 7 36
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities (78) (56)
Cash flows from investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (3) (1)
Acquisitions, net of cash required 0 0
Proceeds from sale of operations 0  
Return of advance from subsidiary 0  
Advance from subsidiary   0
Total cash used in investing activities (3) (1)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net transfers from Ashland   0
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 100 75
Repayments on borrowings (1) 0
Repurchases of common stock 0 0
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary (15)  
Cash dividends paid 0 0
Other financing activities (2)  
Other intercompany activity, net 0 0
Total cash used in financing activities 82 75
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3) (1)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2) 17
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 102 79
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period 100 96
Eliminations    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities 0 0
Cash flows from investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment 0 0
Acquisitions, net of cash required 0 0
Proceeds from sale of operations 0  
Return of advance from subsidiary (263)  
Advance from subsidiary   (66)
Total cash used in investing activities (263) (66)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net transfers from Ashland   0
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 0 0
Repayments on borrowings 0 0
Repurchases of common stock 0 0
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary 0  
Cash dividends paid 0 0
Other financing activities 0  
Other intercompany activity, net 263 66
Total cash used in financing activities 263 66
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $ 0 $ 0