Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Net sales
Products and systems	[1]	$ 8,558	$ 8,681	$ 24,772	$ 25,771
Services	[1]	958	927	2,704	2,659
Net sales		9,516	9,608	27,476	28,430
Cost of sales
Products and systems	[1]	6,965	7,256	20,369	21,722
Services	[1]	664	646	1,858	1,820
Cost of sales		7,629	7,902	22,227	23,542
Gross profit		1,887	1,706	5,249	4,888
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(1,185)	(975)	(3,411)	(2,955)
Restructuring and impairment costs		102	0	331	0
Net financing charges		(69)	(75)	(211)	(215)
Equity income		134	91	387	275
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		665	747	1,683	1,993
Income tax provision		206	215	1,203	465
Net income from continuing operations		459	532	480	1,528
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	(325)	0	(218)
Net income		459	207	480	1,310
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		76	29	177	92
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		0	0	0	4
Net income attributable to Johnson Controls, Inc.		383	178	303	1,214
Amounts attributable to Johnson Controls, Inc. common shareholders
Income from continuing operations		383	503	303	1,436
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 4)		$ 0	$ (325)	$ 0	$ (222)
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations		$ 0.59	$ 0.77	$ 0.47	$ 2.19
Basic loss per share from discontinued operations		0.00	(0.50)	0.00	(0.34)
Basic earnings (loss) per share		0.59	0.27	0.47	1.85
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations		0.59	0.76	0.47	2.16
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations		0.00	(0.49)	0.00	(0.33)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		$ 0.59	$ 0.27	$ 0.47	$ 1.83

[1] Products and systems consist of Automotive Experience and Power Solutions products and systems and Building Efficiency installed systems. Services are Building Efficiency technical services.