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Johnson Controls International plc – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 11/23/16, at 3:17pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/16   ·   Accession #:  833444-16-216   ·   File #:  1-13836

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11/23/16  Johnson Controls Int’l plc        10-K        9/30/16  168:32M

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   2.13M 
 2: EX-10.19    Material Contract                                   HTML    213K 
 3: EX-10.20    Material Contract                                   HTML    138K 
 4: EX-10.22    Material Contract                                   HTML    142K 
 5: EX-10.24    Material Contract                                   HTML     55K 
 6: EX-10.32    Material Contract                                   HTML     55K 
 7: EX-10.33    Material Contract                                   HTML    162K 
10: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     47K 
11: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     49K 
 8: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     68K 
 9: EX-18.1     Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles          HTML     47K 
12: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     53K 
13: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     53K 
14: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     48K 
21: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     79K 
22: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    141K 
23: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     75K 
                (Loss)                                                           
24: R4          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML    148K 
25: R5          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML     66K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
26: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    170K 
27: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     70K 
                Attributable to Johnson Controls, Inc.                           
28: R8          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     48K 
                Attributable to Johnson Controls, Inc.                           
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
29: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)  HTML    168K 
30: R10         Merger Transaction (Notes)                          HTML    144K 
31: R11         Acquisitions and Divestitures (Notes)               HTML    144K 
32: R12         Discontinued Operations (Notes)                     HTML     93K 
33: R13         Inventories (Notes)                                 HTML     57K 
34: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)               HTML     66K 
35: R15         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Notes)        HTML    180K 
36: R16         Leases (Notes)                                      HTML     66K 
37: R17         Debt and Financing Arrangements (Notes)             HTML    139K 
38: R18         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    220K 
                (Notes)                                                          
39: R19         Fair Value Measurements (Notes)                     HTML    162K 
40: R20         Stock-based Compensation (Notes)                    HTML    150K 
41: R21         Earnings Per Share (Notes)                          HTML     79K 
42: R22         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests (Notes)         HTML    232K 
43: R23         Retirement Plans (Notes)                            HTML    678K 
44: R24         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML    232K 
                (Notes)                                                          
45: R25         Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Notes)             HTML     60K 
46: R26         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML    197K 
47: R27         Segment Information (Notes)                         HTML    305K 
48: R28         Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates (Notes)  HTML     77K 
49: R29         Guarantees (Notes)                                  HTML     65K 
50: R30         Tyco International Finance S.A. (Notes)             HTML    470K 
51: R31         Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)               HTML     68K 
52: R32         Related Party Transactions (Notes)                  HTML     59K 
53: R33         Subsequent Event (Notes)                            HTML     50K 
54: R34         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                   HTML     82K 
55: R35         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    230K 
                (Policies)                                                       
56: R36         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     64K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R37         Merger Transaction (Tables)                         HTML    104K 
58: R38         Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations     HTML     78K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R39         Discontinued Operations Assets and Liabilities      HTML     56K 
                Held for Sale (Tables)                                           
60: R40         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     57K 
61: R41         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     62K 
62: R42         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    168K 
63: R43         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     61K 
64: R44         Debt and Financing Arrangements (Tables)            HTML    118K 
65: R45         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    193K 
                (Tables)                                                         
66: R46         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    148K 
67: R47         Stock-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    133K 
68: R48         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     73K 
69: R49         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)        HTML    209K 
70: R50         Retirement Plans (Tables)                           HTML    668K 
71: R51         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML     73K 
                Change in Restructuring Reserve - 2016                           
                Restructuring Plan (Tables)                                      
72: R52         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML     70K 
                Changes in Restructuring Reserve - 2015                          
                Restructuring Plan (Tables)                                      
73: R53         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML     99K 
                Changes in Restructuring Reserve - 2014                          
                Restructuring Plan (Tables)                                      
74: R54         Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML    122K 
                Changes in Restructuring Reserve - 2013                          
                Restructuring Plan (Tables)                                      
75: R55         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    169K 
76: R56         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    292K 
77: R57         Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     75K 
                (Tables)                                                         
78: R58         Guarantees (Tables)                                 HTML     61K 
79: R59         Tyco International Finance S.A. (Tables)            HTML    466K 
80: R60         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     54K 
81: R61         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     69K 
                Carrying Amounts and Classification of Assets and                
                Liabilities for Consolidated VIE's (Detail)                      
82: R62         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    136K 
                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
83: R63         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     76K 
                Variable Interest Entities, Additional Information               
                (Details)                                                        
84: R64         Merger Transaction (Details)                        HTML    126K 
85: R65         Merger Transaction Business Acquisition, Pro Forma  HTML     66K 
                Information (Details)                                            
86: R66         Merger Transaction Fair Value of Consideration      HTML     89K 
                Transferred (Details)                                            
87: R67         Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions          HTML    110K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R68         Acquisitions and Divestitures Divestitures          HTML    145K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R69         Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations     HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R70         Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations     HTML    125K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
91: R71         Discontinued Operations Assets and Liabilities      HTML     60K 
                Held for Sale Additional Information (Details)                   
92: R72         Discontinued Operations Assets and Liabilities      HTML     91K 
                Held for Sale (Details)                                          
93: R73         Inventories Schedule of Inventories (Details)       HTML     56K 
94: R74         Property, Plant and Equipment Schedule of           HTML     66K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
95: R75         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     61K 
96: R76         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Changes in     HTML     95K 
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)                            
97: R77         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill       HTML     75K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
98: R78         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Other          HTML     80K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
99: R79         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Other          HTML     64K 
                Intangible Assets Additional Information (Details)               
100: R80         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     51K  
101: R81         Leases Future Minimum Capital and Operating Lease   HTML     87K  
                Payments and Related Present Value of Capital                    
                Lease Payments (Details)                                         
102: R82         Debt and Financing Arrangements Short-Term Debt     HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R83         Debt and Financing Arrangements Long-Term Debt      HTML    122K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R84         Long-Term Debt Additional Details (Details)         HTML    121K  
105: R85         Debt and Financing Arrangements Short and           HTML    156K  
                Long-term Debt Additional Information (Details)                  
106: R86         Debt and Financing Arrangements Financing           HTML    226K  
                Arrangements (Details)                                           
107: R87         Debt and Financing Arrangements Net Financing       HTML     56K  
                Charges (Details)                                                
108: R88         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     55K  
                Outstanding Commodity Hedge Contracts (Details)                  
109: R89         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    101K  
                Location and Fair Values of Derivative Instruments               
                and Hedging Activities (Details)                                 
110: R90         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     86K  
                Location and Amount of Gains and Losses Gross of                 
                Tax on Derivative Instruments and Related Hedge                  
                Items (Details)                                                  
111: R91         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     70K  
                Derivative Assets and Liabilties, Offsetting                     
                (Details)                                                        
112: R92         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    147K  
                Derivatives, Additional Information (Details)                    
113: R93         Fair Value Measurements Assets and Liabilities      HTML    187K  
                Measured at Fair Value (Details)                                 
114: R94         Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Disclosure,      HTML     98K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
115: R95         Stock-based Compensation (Details)                  HTML    108K  
116: R96         Stock-based Compensation Assumptions Used in        HTML     62K  
                Black-Scholes Option Valuation Model (Details)                   
117: R97         Stock-based Compensation Summary of Stock Option    HTML     91K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
118: R98         Stock-based Compensation Assumptions Used in        HTML     68K  
                Black-Scholes Stock Appreciation Rights Valuation                
                Model (Details)                                                  
119: R99         Stock-based Compensation Summary of Stock           HTML     84K  
                Appreciation Rights Activity (Details)                           
120: R100        Summary of Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards        HTML     80K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R101        Stock-based Compensation Summary of Nonvested       HTML     76K  
                Performance Share Awards (Details)                               
122: R102        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     50K  
123: R103        Reconciliation of the numerators and denominators   HTML     84K  
                (Details)                                                        
124: R104        Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Equity          HTML    159K  
                Attributable to Johnson Controls, Inc. and                       
                Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                               
125: R105        Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Equity          HTML     93K  
                Attributable to Johnson Controls, Inc. and                       
                Noncontrolling Interests (Additional Information)                
                (Details)                                                        
126: R106        Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Changes in      HTML     71K  
                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                    
127: R107        Equity and Noncontrolling Interests Accumulated     HTML    143K  
                Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                             
128: R108        Retirement Plans (Details)                          HTML     82K  
129: R109        Retirement Plans Projected Benefit Payments from    HTML     68K  
                Plans (Details)                                                  
130: R110        Plan Assets by Asset Category (Details)             HTML    197K  
131: R111        Retirement Plans Summary of Changes in Fair Value   HTML     80K  
                of Assets Measured Using Significant Unobservable                
                Inputs (Level 3) (Details)                                       
132: R112        Retirement Plans Accumulated Benefit Obligations    HTML    253K  
                and Reconciliations of Changes in Projected                      
                Benefit Obligation, Changes in Plan Assets and                   
                Funded Status (Details)                                          
133: R113        Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,  HTML     59K  
                Exclusive of Tax Impacts, that have not yet been                 
                Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Benefit                 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
134: R114        Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   HTML    115K  
                Expected to be Recognized as Components of Net                   
                Periodic Benefit Cost over Next Fiscal Year                      
                (Details)                                                        
135: R115        Retirement Plans Components of Net Periodic         HTML    104K  
                Benefit Cost (Details)                                           
136: R116        Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML    185K  
                (Detail)                                                         
137: R117        Significant Restructuring and Impairment Costs      HTML    380K  
                (Changes in Company's Restructuring Reserve)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
138: R118        Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Details)           HTML     96K  
139: R119        Income Taxes Significant Components of Company's    HTML     79K  
                Income Tax Provision from Continuing Operations                  
                (Details)                                                        
140: R120        Income Taxes Reconciliation of Beginning and        HTML     65K  
                Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
141: R121        Income Taxes Tax Jurisdictions and Years Currently  HTML     83K  
                under Audit Exam (Details)                                       
142: R122        Income Taxes Components of Provision for Income     HTML    103K  
                Taxes on Continuing Operations (Details)                         
143: R123        Income Taxes Deferred Taxes Classified in           HTML     54K  
                Consolidated Statements of Financial Position                    
                (Detail)                                                         
144: R124        Income Taxes Temporary Differences And              HTML     86K  
                Carryforwards in Deferred Tax Assets and                         
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
145: R125        Income Taxes Valuation Allowance, Additional        HTML     51K  
                Details (Details)                                                
146: R126        Income Taxes Uncertain Tax Position, Additional     HTML     59K  
                Information (Details)                                            
147: R127        Income Taxes Other Tax Matters (Details)            HTML    113K  
148: R128        Income Taxes Changes in Tax Legislation and         HTML     63K  
                Statutory Tax Rate (Details)                                     
149: R129        Income Taxes Income Taxes, Continuing Operations    HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
150: R130        Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     54K  
151: R131        Segment Information Financial Information Related   HTML    148K  
                to Company's Reportable Segments (Details)                       
152: R132        Segment Information Financial Information Related   HTML     81K  
                to Company's Reportable Segments (Additional                     
                Information) (Details)                                           
153: R133        Segment Information Geographic Segments (Details)   HTML     67K  
154: R134        Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     47K  
                (Detail)                                                         
155: R135        Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     77K  
                Summarized Balance Sheet Data (Detail)                           
156: R136        Nonconsolidated Partially-Owned Affiliates          HTML     63K  
                Summarized Income Statement Data (Detail)                        
157: R137        Guarantees (Details)                                HTML     70K  
158: R138        Tyco International Finance S.A. (Details)           HTML    134K  
159: R139        Tyco International Finance S.A. Condensed           HTML    102K  
                Statement of Comprehensive Income (Details)                      
160: R140        TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A. Condensed Balance   HTML    242K  
                Sheet (Details)                                                  
161: R141        TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A. Condensed           HTML    171K  
                Statement of Cash Flow (Details)                                 
162: R142        Commitments and Contingencies (Detail)              HTML     87K  
163: R143        Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     58K  
164: R144        Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     52K  
165: R145        Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Schedule II       HTML     72K  
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