Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial Information Related To Company's Reportable Segments

Financial information relating to the Company’s reportable segments is as follows (in millions):

	Year Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2013
Net Sales
Building Efficiency
Systems and Service North America	$	4,184	$	4,098	$	4,238
Products North America	2,450		1,807		1,489
Asia	1,985		2,077		2,023
Rest of World	1,891		2,103		2,576
	10,510		10,085		10,326
Automotive Experience
Seating	16,539		17,531		16,285
Interiors	3,540		4,501		4,176
	20,079		22,032		20,461
Power Solutions	6,590		6,632		6,358
Total net sales	$	37,179	$	38,749	$	37,145

	Year Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2013
Segment Income (Loss)
Building Efficiency
Systems and Service North America (1)	$	375		$	354		$	365
Products North America (2)	306			238			209
Asia (3)	191			270			233
Rest of World (4)	51			(45		)	38
	923			817			845
Automotive Experience
Seating (5)	928			853			686
Interiors (6)	254			(1		)	(19		)
	1,182			852			667
Power Solutions (7)	1,153			1,052			999
Total segment income	$	3,258		$	2,721		$	2,511
Net financing charges	(288		)	(244		)	(247		)
Restructuring and impairment costs	(397		)	(324		)	(903		)
Net mark-to-market adjustments on pension and postretirement plans	(422		)	(237		)	407
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	2,151		$	1,916		$	1,768

	September 30,
	2015		2014		2013
Assets
Building Efficiency
Systems and Service North America	$	2,332	$	2,341	$	2,315
Products North America	4,193		4,157		1,996
Global Workplace Solutions (8)	—		—		1,286
Asia	1,387		1,418		1,416
Rest of World	1,471		1,642		2,093
	9,383		9,558		9,106
Automotive Experience
Seating	8,611		8,969		9,763
Interiors (8)	1,265		321		1,872
	9,876		9,290		11,635
Power Solutions	6,590		6,888		7,459
Assets held for sale	55		2,787		804
Unallocated	3,691		4,262		2,639
Total	$	29,595	$	32,785	$	31,643

	Year Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2013
Depreciation/Amortization
Building Efficiency
Systems and Service North America	$	32	$	32	$	38
Products North America	119		79		47
Asia	27		24		26
Rest of World	19		25		33
	197		160		144
Automotive Experience
Seating	345		328		354
Interiors	21		128		116
	366		456		470
Power Solutions	297		315		272
Discontinued Operations	—		24		66
Total	$	860	$	955	$	952

	Year Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2013
Capital Expenditures
Building Efficiency
Systems and Service North America	$	22	$	27	$	6
Products North America	160		123		77
Global Workplace Solutions	16		16		7
Asia	32		39		88
Rest of World	38		34		20
	268		239		198
Automotive Experience
Seating	437		420		467
Interiors	121		181		235
Electronics	—		31		52
	558		632		754
Power Solutions	309		328		425
Total	$	1,135	$	1,199	$	1,377

(1) Building Efficiency - Systems and Service North America segment income for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 excludes $2 million, $12 million and $35 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs.

(2) Building Efficiency - Products North America segment income for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 excludes $2 million, $7 million and $28 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Products North America segment income includes $9 million, $7 million and $5 million, respectively, of equity income.

(3) Building Efficiency - Asia segment income for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 excludes $7 million,$4 million and $5 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, Asia segment income includes $21 million and $2 million, respectively, of equity income.

(4) Building Efficiency - Rest of World segment income for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 excludes $27 million, $119 million and $70 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Rest of World segment income includes $14 million, $7 million and $21 million, respectively, of equity income.

(5) Automotive Experience - Seating segment income for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 excludes $182 million, $29 million and $152 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Seating segment income includes $264 million, $250 million and $287 million, respectively, of equity income.

(6) Automotive Experience - Interiors segment income for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 excludes $130 million and $560 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Interiors segment income includes $31 million, $35 million and $16 million, respectively, of equity income.

(7) Power Solutions segment income for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 excludes $11 million, $16 million and $36 million, respectively, of restructuring and impairment costs. For the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, Power Solutions segment income includes $57 million, $75 million and $68 million, respectively, of equity income.

(8) Current year and prior year amounts exclude assets held for sale. Refer to Note 3, "Discontinued Operations," of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company's disposal groups classified as held for sale.

Geographic Segments

Financial information relating to the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows (in millions):

	Year Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2013
Net Sales
United States	$	16,841	$	16,596	$	15,406
Germany	3,375		3,853		4,411
Mexico	1,933		2,001		2,027
Other European countries	7,320		8,913		7,639
Other foreign	7,710		7,386		7,662
Total	$	37,179	$	38,749	$	37,145
Long-Lived Assets (Year-end)
United States	$	2,681	$	2,762	$	2,551
Germany	680		910		1,057
Mexico	594		567		560
Other European countries	1,006		1,064		1,439
Other foreign	909		1,011		978
Total	$	5,870	$	6,314	$	6,585