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Johnson Controls International plc – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/17 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 5/4/17, at 10:57am ET   ·   For:  3/31/17   ·   Accession #:  833444-17-16   ·   File #:  1-13836

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 5/04/17  Johnson Controls Int’l plc        10-Q        3/31/17  115:20M

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

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                Restructuring Reserve - 2016 Restructuring Plan                  
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                Classification of Assets and Liabilities for                     
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                Information (Detail)                                             
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                Additional Information (Details)                                 
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                Disposal Group - Adient (Details)                                
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                Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale, Specific                   
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                Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale, Adient                     
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                Non cash impact, Adient spin-off (Details)                       
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                Additional Information (Details)                                 
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                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
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                Intangible Assets Additional Information (Details)               
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                Restructuring Reserve - 2017 Restructuring Plan                  
                (Details)                                                        
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                Restructuring Reserve - 2016 Restructuring Plan                  
                (Details)                                                        
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                Information (Detail)                                             
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                Currently under Audit Exam (Details)                             
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                Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Detail)                               
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                (Detail)                                                         
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                Attributable to Johnson Controls and                             
                Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                               
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                Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information                
                (Details)                                                        
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                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                    
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                Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                             
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                Location and Fair Values of Derivative Instruments               
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                Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -                  
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97: R85         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     83K 
                Location and Amount of Gains and Losses on                       
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98: R86         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     47K 
                Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -                  
                Fixed Rate Bonds (Details)                                       
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                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
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                Measured at Fair Value (Detail)                                  
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                (Detail)                                                         
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                (Detail)                                                         
104: R92         Segment Information - Financial Information         HTML     76K  
                Related to Company's Reportable Segments (Detail)                
105: R93         Guarantees - Additional Information (Detail)        HTML     41K  
106: R94         Product Warranties - Changes in Carrying Amount of  HTML     50K  
                Product Warranty liability (Detail)                              
107: R95         TIFSA Condensed Income Statement (Details)          HTML    134K  
108: R96         TIFSA Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income   HTML     92K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R97         TIFSA Condensed Balance Sheet (Details)             HTML    225K  
110: R98         TIFSA Condensed Statement of Cash Flows (Details)   HTML    173K  
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                Information (Detail)                                             
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