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Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities $ 325 $ 320 $ (130)
Cash flows from investing activities      
Additions to property, plant and equipment (108) (93) (68)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (78) (125) (68)
Other investing activities, net (2) 5 1
Return of advance from subsidiary     0
Return of advance from subsidiary   0  
Total cash used in investing activities (188) (213) (135)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Net transfers from Ashland 0 0 5
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 750 304 470
Repayments on borrowings (734) (108) (90)
Repurchases of common stock 0 (325) (50)
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary (1) (15) 0
Cash dividends paid (80) (58) (40)
Other financing activities (6) (7) 0
Other intercompany activity, net   0 0
Total cash (used in) provided by financing activities (71) (209) 295
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (3) (3) (1)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 63 (105) 29
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of year 96 201 172
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of year 159 96 201
Reportable Legal Entities | Valvoline Inc. (Parent Issuer)      
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities (73) (57) 97
Cash flows from investing activities      
Additions to property, plant and equipment 0 0 0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired 0 0 0
Other investing activities, net 0 0 0
Return of advance from subsidiary     (312)
Return of advance from subsidiary   312  
Total cash used in investing activities 0 312 (312)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Net transfers from Ashland     5
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 666 203 395
Repayments on borrowings (510) (72) (90)
Repurchases of common stock   (325) (50)
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary 0 0  
Cash dividends paid (80) (58) (40)
Other financing activities (3) (3)  
Other intercompany activity, net   0 (5)
Total cash (used in) provided by financing activities 73 (255) 215
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 0 0 0
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 0 0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of year 0 0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of year 0 0 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries      
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities 166 390 (180)
Cash flows from investing activities      
Additions to property, plant and equipment (90) (88) (64)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (34) (72) (68)
Other investing activities, net 0 5 1
Return of advance from subsidiary     0
Return of advance from subsidiary   0  
Total cash used in investing activities (124) (155) (131)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Net transfers from Ashland     0
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 0 0 0
Repayments on borrowings 0 0 0
Repurchases of common stock   0 0
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary 0 0  
Cash dividends paid 0 0 0
Other financing activities (3) (2)  
Other intercompany activity, net   (312) 317
Total cash (used in) provided by financing activities (3) (314) 317
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 0 0 0
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 39 (79) 6
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of year 20 99 93
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of year 59 20 99
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries      
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities 232 (13) (47)
Cash flows from investing activities      
Additions to property, plant and equipment (18) (5) (4)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (44) (53) 0
Other investing activities, net (2) 0 0
Return of advance from subsidiary     0
Return of advance from subsidiary   0  
Total cash used in investing activities (64) (58) (4)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Net transfers from Ashland     0
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 84 101 75
Repayments on borrowings (224) (36) 0
Repurchases of common stock   0 0
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary (1) (15)  
Cash dividends paid 0 0 0
Other financing activities 0 (2)  
Other intercompany activity, net   0 0
Total cash (used in) provided by financing activities (141) 48 75
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (3) (3) (1)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 24 (26) 23
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of year 76 102 79
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of year 100 76 102
Eliminations      
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities 0 0 0
Cash flows from investing activities      
Additions to property, plant and equipment 0 0 0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired 0 0 0
Other investing activities, net 0 0 0
Return of advance from subsidiary     312
Return of advance from subsidiary   (312)  
Total cash used in investing activities 0 (312) 312
Cash flows from financing activities      
Net transfers from Ashland     0
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 0 0 0
Repayments on borrowings 0 0 0
Repurchases of common stock   0 0
Purchase of additional ownership in subsidiary 0 0  
Cash dividends paid 0 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0  
Other intercompany activity, net   312 (312)
Total cash (used in) provided by financing activities 0 312 (312)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 0 0 0
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 0 0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of year 0 0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of year $ 0 $ 0 $ 0