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| Network | 2421405 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tax Jurisdictions and Years Currently under Audit Exam (Details) (http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/role/IncomeTaxesTaxJurisdictionsAndYearsCurrentlyUnderAuditExamDetails) |
| Table | Income Tax Examination [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000053669 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Period [Axis] | 2012-10-01 - 2013-09-30 |
| Income Tax Examination [Line Items] | Scenario [Axis] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Examination Period One [Member] | Examination Period Two [Member] [Member] | Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Range [Axis] | Range [Axis] | Range [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Authority [Axis] | Income Tax Authority [Axis] | Income Tax Authority [Axis] | Income Tax Authority [Axis] | Income Tax Authority [Axis] | Income Tax Authority [Axis] | |||||||||||||||||||
| MEXICO | MEXICO | MEXICO | MEXICO | BELGIUM | BRAZIL | CANADA | FRANCE | GERMANY | ITALY | JAPAN | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | POLAND | Income Tax Authority [Domain] | BELGIUM | BRAZIL | CANADA | FRANCE | GERMANY | ITALY | JAPAN | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | POLAND | Income Tax Authority [Domain] | |
Tax jurisdictions and years currently under audit exam | 2003 | 2004 | 2008 | 2011 | 2011 | 2004 | 2007 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2008 | 2008 | 2012 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009 | 2012 | 2012 | 2009 | ||
Expiration period of net operating loss carryforwards | 2014-01-01 | 2032-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||