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Johnson Controls International plc – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 11/21/17, at 2:05pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/17   ·   Accession #:  833444-17-60   ·   File #:  1-13836

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11/21/17  Johnson Controls Int’l plc        10-K        9/30/17  159:35M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.23M 
 2: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML    121K 
 3: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML    151K 
 4: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML    127K 
 5: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML    128K 
 6: EX-10.8     Material Contract                                   HTML    291K 
 8: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     44K 
 9: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     46K 
 7: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     66K 
10: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     51K 
11: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     51K 
12: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
19: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     77K 
20: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    139K 
21: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     73K 
                (Loss)                                                           
22: R4          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML    157K 
23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML     64K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    176K 
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     71K 
                Attributable to Johnson Controls Ordinary                        
                Shareholders                                                     
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     46K 
                Attributable to Johnson Controls Ordinary                        
                Shareholders (Parenthetical)                                     
27: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)  HTML    163K 
28: R10         Merger Transaction (Notes)                          HTML    135K 
29: R11         Acquisitions and Divestitures (Notes)               HTML    135K 
30: R12         Discontinued Operations (Notes)                     HTML    175K 
31: R13         Inventories (Notes)                                 HTML     54K 
32: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)               HTML     62K 
33: R15         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Notes)        HTML    160K 
34: R16         Leases (Notes)                                      HTML     64K 
35: R17         Debt and Financing Arrangements (Notes)             HTML    170K 
36: R18         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    224K 
                (Notes)                                                          
37: R19         Fair Value Measurements (Notes)                     HTML    154K 
38: R20         Stock-based Compensation (Notes)                    HTML    152K 
39: R21         Earnings Per Share (Notes)                          HTML     76K 
40: R22         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests (Notes)         HTML    233K 
41: R23         Retirement Plans (Notes)                            HTML    651K 
42: R24         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML    124K 
                (Notes)                                                          
43: R25         Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Notes)             HTML     56K 
44: R26         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML    190K 
45: R27         Segment Information (Notes)                         HTML    262K 
46: R28         Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates (Notes)  HTML     75K 
47: R29         Guarantees (Notes)                                  HTML     65K 
48: R30         Tyco International Finance S.A. (Notes)             HTML    937K 
49: R31         Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)               HTML     88K 
50: R32         Related Party Transactions (Notes)                  HTML     57K 
51: R33         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                   HTML     78K 
52: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    224K 
                (Policies)                                                       
53: R35         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     62K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R36         Merger Transaction (Tables)                         HTML    102K 
55: R37         Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations     HTML    131K 
                (Tables)                                                         
56: R38         Discontinued Operations Assets and Liabilities      HTML    142K 
                Held for Sale (Tables)                                           
57: R39         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     55K 
58: R40         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     59K 
59: R41         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    147K 
60: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     58K 
61: R43         Debt and Financing Arrangements (Tables)            HTML    142K 
62: R44         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    199K 
                (Tables)                                                         
63: R45         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    141K 
64: R46         Stock-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    132K 
65: R47         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     71K 
66: R48         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)        HTML    208K 
67: R49         Retirement Plans (Tables)                           HTML    634K 
68: R50         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML     71K 
                Changes in Restructuring Reserve - 2017                          
                Restructuring Plan (Tables)                                      
69: R51         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML     93K 
                Change in Restructuring Reserve - 2016                           
                Restructuring Plan (Tables)                                      
70: R52         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    166K 
71: R53         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    247K 
72: R54         Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     73K 
                (Tables)                                                         
73: R55         Guarantees (Tables)                                 HTML     59K 
74: R56         Tyco International Finance S.A. (Tables)            HTML    931K 
75: R57         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     52K 
76: R58         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     66K 
                Carrying Amounts and Classification of Assets and                
                Liabilities for Consolidated VIE's (Detail)                      
77: R59         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    121K 
                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
78: R60         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     70K 
                Variable Interest Entities, Additional Information               
                (Details)                                                        
79: R61         Merger Transaction Fair Value of Consideration      HTML     81K 
                Transferred (Details)                                            
80: R62         Merger Transaction (Details)                        HTML    124K 
81: R63         Merger Transaction Business Acquisition, Pro Forma  HTML     54K 
                Information (Details)                                            
82: R64         Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions          HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R65         Acquisitions and Divestitures Divestitures          HTML    149K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R66         Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations     HTML    150K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
85: R67         Discontinued Operations Assets and Liabilities      HTML    142K 
                Held for Sale (Details)                                          
86: R68         Discontinued Operations Assets and Liabilities      HTML     79K 
                Held for Sale - Discounted cash flows (Details)                  
87: R69         Inventories Schedule of Inventories (Details)       HTML     54K 
88: R70         Property, Plant and Equipment Schedule of           HTML     64K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
89: R71         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     49K 
90: R72         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Changes in     HTML     80K 
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)                            
91: R73         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill       HTML     71K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
92: R74         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Other          HTML     76K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
93: R75         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Other          HTML     62K 
                Intangible Assets Additional Information (Details)               
94: R76         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     49K 
95: R77         Leases Future Minimum Capital and Operating Lease   HTML     84K 
                Payments and Related Present Value of Capital                    
                Lease Payments (Details)                                         
96: R78         Debt and Financing Arrangements Short-Term Debt     HTML    117K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R79         Debt and Financing Arrangements Long-Term Debt      HTML    205K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R80         Long-Term Debt Additional Details (Details)         HTML     75K 
99: R81         Debt and Financing Arrangements Financing           HTML    220K 
                Arrangements (Details)                                           
100: R82         Debt and Financing Arrangements Net Financing       HTML     54K  
                Charges (Details)                                                
101: R83         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     55K  
                Outstanding Commodity Hedge Contracts (Details)                  
102: R84         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    109K  
                Location and Fair Values of Derivative Instruments               
                and Hedging Activities (Details)                                 
103: R85         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     87K  
                Location and Amount of Gains and Losses Gross of                 
                Tax on Derivative Instruments and Related Hedge                  
                Items (Details)                                                  
104: R86         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     68K  
                Derivative Assets and Liabilties, Offsetting                     
                (Details)                                                        
105: R87         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    112K  
                Derivatives, Additional Information (Details)                    
106: R88         Fair Value Measurements Assets and Liabilities      HTML    169K  
                Measured at Fair Value (Details)                                 
107: R89         Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Disclosure,      HTML     87K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
108: R90         Stock-based Compensation (Details)                  HTML    109K  
109: R91         Stock-based Compensation Assumptions Used in        HTML     62K  
                Black-Scholes Option Valuation Model (Details)                   
110: R92         Stock-based Compensation Summary of Stock Option    HTML     97K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
111: R93         Stock-based Compensation Assumptions Used in        HTML     62K  
                Black-Scholes Stock Appreciation Rights Valuation                
                Model (Details)                                                  
112: R94         Summary of Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards        HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R95         Stock-based Compensation Summary of Nonvested       HTML     71K  
                Performance Share Awards (Details)                               
114: R96         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     48K  
115: R97         Reconciliation of the numerators and denominators   HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R98         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Equity          HTML    162K  
                Attributable to Johnson Controls and                             
                Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                               
117: R99         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Equity          HTML    100K  
                Attributable to Johnson Controls and                             
                Noncontrolling Interests (Additional Information)                
                (Details)                                                        
118: R100        Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Changes in      HTML     69K  
                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                    
119: R101        Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Accumulated     HTML    137K  
                Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                             
120: R102        Retirement Plans (Details)                          HTML     78K  
121: R103        Retirement Plans Projected Benefit Payments from    HTML     66K  
                Plans (Details)                                                  
122: R104        Plan Assets by Asset Category (Details)             HTML    230K  
123: R105        Retirement Plans Summary of Changes in Fair Value   HTML     66K  
                of Assets Measured Using Significant Unobservable                
                Inputs (Level 3) (Details)                                       
124: R106        Retirement Plans Accumulated Benefit Obligations    HTML    265K  
                and Reconciliations of Changes in Projected                      
                Benefit Obligation, Changes in Plan Assets and                   
                Funded Status (Details)                                          
125: R107        Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   HTML     99K  
                Expected to be Recognized as Components of Net                   
                Periodic Benefit Cost over Next Fiscal Year                      
                (Details)                                                        
126: R108        Retirement Plans Components of Net Periodic         HTML    102K  
                Benefit Cost (Details)                                           
127: R109        Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML    143K  
                (Detail)                                                         
128: R110        Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML    217K  
                (Changes in Company's Restructuring Reserve)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
129: R111        Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Details)           HTML     81K  
130: R112        Income Taxes Significant Components of Company's    HTML     72K  
                Income Tax Provision from Continuing Operations                  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R113        Income Taxes Reconciliation of Beginning and        HTML     60K  
                Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
132: R114        Income Taxes Tax Jurisdictions and Years Currently  HTML     82K  
                under Audit Exam (Details)                                       
133: R115        Income Taxes Components of Provision for Income     HTML     98K  
                Taxes on Continuing Operations (Details)                         
134: R116        Income Taxes Deferred Taxes Classified in           HTML     52K  
                Consolidated Statements of Financial Position                    
                (Detail)                                                         
135: R117        Income Taxes Temporary Differences And              HTML     87K  
                Carryforwards in Deferred Tax Assets and                         
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
136: R118        Income Taxes Valuation Allowance, Additional        HTML     48K  
                Details (Details)                                                
137: R119        Income Taxes Uncertain Tax Position, Additional     HTML     57K  
                Information (Details)                                            
138: R120        Income Taxes Other Tax Matters (Details)            HTML    107K  
139: R121        Income Taxes Changes in Tax Legislation and         HTML     54K  
                Statutory Tax Rate (Details)                                     
140: R122        Income Taxes Income Taxes, Continuing Operations    HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
141: R123        Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     52K  
142: R124        Segment Information Financial Information Related   HTML    132K  
                to Company's Reportable Segments (Details)                       
143: R125        Segment Information Financial Information Related   HTML     76K  
                to Company's Reportable Segments (Additional                     
                Information) (Details)                                           
144: R126        Segment Information Geographic Segments (Details)   HTML     69K  
145: R127        Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     45K  
                (Detail)                                                         
146: R128        Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     75K  
                Summarized Balance Sheet Data (Detail)                           
147: R129        Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     59K  
                Summarized Income Statement Data (Detail)                        
148: R130        Guarantees (Details)                                HTML     73K  
149: R131        Tyco International Finance S.A. (Details)           HTML    139K  
150: R132        Tyco International Finance S.A. Condensed           HTML    100K  
                Statement of Comprehensive Income (Details)                      
151: R133        TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A. Condensed Balance   HTML    256K  
                Sheet (Details)                                                  
152: R134        TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A. Condensed           HTML    202K  
                Statement of Cash Flow (Details)                                 
153: R135        TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A. TYCO INTERNATIONAL  HTML     49K  
                FINANCE S.A. Additional Information (Details)                    
154: R136        Commitments and Contingencies (Detail)              HTML    104K  
155: R137        Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     56K  
156: R138        Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Schedule II       HTML     68K  
                (Details)                                                        
158: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    301K  
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