Walt Disney 10-Q 5 Feb 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Jan. 29, 2014
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	28-Dec-13	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Trading Symbol	'DIS	'
Entity Registrant Name	'WALT DISNEY CO/	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001001039	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--09-27	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	1,752,059,060

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Revenues	$12,309	$11,341
Costs and expenses	-9,644	-9,249
Restructuring and impairment charges	-19	0
Other income/(expense), net	6	-102
Interest income/(expense), net	49	-72
Equity in the income of investees	239	110
Income before income taxes	2,940	2,028
Income taxes	-1,036	-590
Net income	1,904	1,438
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	-64	-56
Net income attributable to The Walt Disney Company (Disney)	$1,840	$1,382
Earnings per share attributable to Disney:	'	'
Diluted	$1.03	$0.77
Basic	$1.04	$0.78
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:	'	'
Diluted	1,784	1,800
Basic	1,762	1,777

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Net income	$1,904	$1,438
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:	'	'
Market value adjustments for investments	-19	17
Market value adjustments for hedges	31	59
Pension and postretirement medical plan adjustments	25	73
Foreign currency translation and other	14	2
Other comprehensive income	51	151
Comprehensive income	1,955	1,589
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	-64	-56
Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	-8	-13
Comprehensive income attributable to Disney	$1,883	$1,520

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$4,397	$3,931
Receivables	8,013	6,967
Inventories	1,380	1,487
Television costs and advances	846	634
Deferred income taxes	484	485
Other current assets	643	605
Total current assets	15,763	14,109
Film and television costs	4,992	4,783
Investments	2,784	2,849
Attractions, buildings and equipment	41,498	41,192
Accumulated depreciation	-22,874	-22,459
Parks, resorts and other property before projects in progress and land, Total	18,624	18,733
Projects in progress	2,760	2,476
Land	1,183	1,171
Parks, resorts and other property	22,567	22,380
Intangible assets, net	7,313	7,370
Goodwill	27,324	27,324
Other assets	2,423	2,426
Total assets	83,166	81,241
Current liabilities	'	'
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	8,590	6,803
Current portion of borrowings	3,687	1,512
Unearned royalties and other advances	3,419	3,389
Total current liabilities	15,696	11,704
Borrowings	11,714	12,776
Deferred income taxes	3,987	4,050
Other long-term liabilities	4,473	4,561
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Equity	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par value Authorized – 100 million shares, Issued – none	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value Authorized – 4.6 billion shares, Issued – 2.8 billion shares	33,679	33,440
Retained earnings	48,089	47,758
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-1,144	-1,187
Stockholders' Equity subtotal before Treasury Stock, Total	80,624	80,011
Treasury stock, at cost, 1.1 billion shares at December 28, 2013 and 1.0 billion shares at September 28, 2013	-36,300	-34,582
Total Disney Shareholders' equity	44,324	45,429
Noncontrolling interests	2,972	2,721
Total equity	47,296	48,150
Total liabilities and equity	$83,166	$81,241

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, authorized	4,600,000,000	4,600,000,000
Common stock, issued	2,800,000,000	2,800,000,000
Treasury stock, shares	1,100,000,000	1,000,000,000

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
OPERATING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Net income	$1,904	$1,438
Depreciation and amortization	561	514
Gains on dispositions	-6	-219
Deferred income taxes	-85	-236
Equity in the income of investees	-239	-110
Cash distributions received from equity investees	187	192
Net change in film and television costs and advances	-299	-187
Equity-based compensation	96	100
Other	-78	86
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Receivables	-1,175	-934
Inventories	97	95
Other assets	-20	42
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	-707	-314
Income taxes	976	677
Cash provided by operations	1,212	1,144
INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	-658	-545
Sales of investments/proceeds from dispositions	136	340
Acquisitions	0	-2,265
Other	-5	5
Cash used in investing activities	-527	-2,465
FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Commercial paper borrowings, net	2,149	994
Borrowings	66	3,037
Reduction of borrowings	-1,046	-776
Dividends	0	-1,300
Repurchases of common stock	-1,718	-1,044
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	94	124
Other	218	101
Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	-237	1,136
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	18	5
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	466	-180
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,931	3,387
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$4,397	$3,207

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Disney Shareholders	Non- controlling Interests
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Beginning Balance at Sep. 29, 2012	$41,958	$39,759	$2,199
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Comprehensive income	1,589	1,520	69
Equity compensation activity	252	252	0
Dividends	-1,324	-1,324	0
Common stock repurchases	-1,044	-1,044	0
Acquisition of Lucasfilm	1,859	1,853	6
Contributions	71	0	71
Distributions and other	9	0	9
Ending Balance at Dec. 29, 2012	43,370	41,016	2,354
Beginning Balance at Sep. 28, 2013	48,150	45,429	2,721
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Comprehensive income	1,955	1,883	72
Equity compensation activity	238	238	0
Dividends	-1,508	-1,508	0
Common stock repurchases	-1,718	-1,718	0
Acquisition of Lucasfilm	0	0	0
Contributions	180	0	180
Distributions and other	-1	0	-1
Ending Balance at Dec. 28, 2013	$47,296	$44,324	$2,972

Principles_of_Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Principles of Consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation
	These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. We believe that we have included all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period. Operating results for the quarter ended December 28, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 27, 2014. Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior-year financial statements to conform to the current-year presentation.
	These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
	The Company enters into relationships or investments with other entities in which it does not have majority ownership or control. In certain instances, the entity in which the Company has a relationship or investment may be a variable interest entity (VIE). A VIE is consolidated in the financial statements if the Company has the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Although the Company has less than a 50% direct ownership interest in Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL) and Shanghai Disney Resort (collectively the International Theme Parks), they are VIEs, and given the nature of the Company’s relationships with these entities, which include management agreements, the Company has consolidated the International Theme Parks in its financial statements.
	The terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are used in this report to refer collectively to the parent company and the subsidiaries through which our various businesses are actually conducted.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Segment Information	'
	Segment Information
	The operating segments reported below are the segments of the Company for which separate financial information is available and for which segment results are evaluated regularly by the Chief Executive Officer in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company reports the performance of its operating segments including equity in the income of investees. Equity in the income of investees included in segment operating results is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Media Networks
	Cable Networks	$	257		$	177
	Broadcasting	(18		)	(13		)
	Equity in the income of investees included in segment operating income	$	239		$	164
	During the quarter ended December 29, 2012, the Company recorded a $55 million charge for our share of expense related to an equity redemption at Hulu LLC (Hulu Equity Redemption). This charge is recorded in "Equity in the income of investees" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income but has been excluded from segment operating income. See Note 3 for further discussion of the transaction.
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Revenues (1):
	Media Networks	$	5,290		$	5,101
	Parks and Resorts	3,597			3,391
	Studio Entertainment	1,893			1,545
	Consumer Products	1,126			1,013
	Interactive	403			291
		$	12,309		$	11,341
	Segment operating income (1):
	Media Networks	$	1,455		$	1,214
	Parks and Resorts	671			577
	Studio Entertainment	409			234
	Consumer Products	430			346
	Interactive	55			9
		$	3,020		$	2,380
	(1) Studio Entertainment segment revenues and operating income include an allocation of Consumer Products revenues, which is meant to reflect royalties on sales of merchandise based on certain film properties. The increases/(decreases) related to these allocations on segment revenues and operating income as reported in the above table are as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Studio Entertainment	$	63		$	55
	Consumer Products	(63		)	(55		)
		$	—		$	—
	A reconciliation of segment operating income to income before income taxes is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Segment operating income	$	3,020		$	2,380
	Corporate and unallocated shared expenses	(116		)	(123		)
	Restructuring and impairment charges	(19		)	—
	Other income/(expense), net	6			(102		)
	Interest income/(expense), net	49			(72		)
	Hulu Equity Redemption charge	—			(55		)
	Income before income taxes	$	2,940		$	2,028

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Acquisitions	'
	Acquisitions
	Lucasfilm
	On December 21, 2012, the Company acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC (Lucasfilm), a privately held entertainment company. This acquisition will allow Disney to utilize Lucasfilm's content across our multiple platforms, businesses and markets, which we believe will generate growth as well as significant long-term value.
	Under the terms of the merger agreement, Disney issued 37.1 million shares and made a cash payment of $2.2 billion.  Based on the $50.00 per share closing price of Disney shares on December 21, 2012, the transaction had a value of $4.1 billion.
	The following table summarizes our allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values and the related deferred taxes was allocated to goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes.
	(in billions)	Estimated
		Fair Value
	Intangible assets	$	2.6
	Goodwill	2.3
	Deferred income taxes	(0.8		)
		$	4.1
	Intangible assets primarily consist of intellectual property based on the Star Wars franchise with an estimated useful life of approximately 40 years. The goodwill reflects the value to Disney from leveraging Lucasfilm intellectual property across our distribution channels, taking advantage of Disney's established global reach.
	The revenue and net income of Lucasfilm included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the quarter ended December 28, 2013 was not material.
	Hulu
	On October 5, 2012, Hulu LLC (Hulu) redeemed Providence Equity Partners' 10% equity interest in Hulu for $200 million, increasing the Company's ownership interest in Hulu from 29% to 32%.  In connection with the transaction, Hulu incurred a charge of approximately $174 million primarily related to employee equity-based compensation and borrowed $338 million under a five-year term loan, which was guaranteed by the Company and the other partners. The Company's share of the charge totaled $55 million and was recorded in equity in the income of investees in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
	In July 2013, Fox Entertainment Group, NBCUniversal and the Company agreed to provide Hulu with $750 million in cash to fund Hulu's operations and investments for future growth, of which the Company's share is $257 million. To date, the Company has contributed $134 million, increasing its ownership to 33%, and will continue to guarantee its share of Hulu's $338 million term loan.
	The Company accounts for its interest in Hulu as an equity method investment.
	Goodwill
	There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the quarter ended December 28, 2013. The carrying amount of goodwill at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013 includes accumulated impairments of $29 million at Interactive.

Dispositions_and_Other_IncomeE

Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense)	'
	Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense)
	ESPN STAR Sports
	On November 7, 2012, the Company sold its 50% equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) to the joint venture partner of ESS for $335 million resulting in a gain of $219 million ($125 million after tax and allocation to noncontrolling interest). The gain is reported in "Other income/(expense), net" in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
	Other income/(expense)
	Other income/(expense) is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	Celador litigation charge(1)	$	—	$	(321	)
	Gain on sale of equity interest in ESS	—		219
	Other	6		—
	Other income/(expense), net	$	6	$	(102	)
	(1) In connection with the Company's litigation with Celador International Ltd., the Company recorded a $321 million charge in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Borrowings

Borrowings	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Borrowings	'
	Borrowings
	For the quarter ended December 28, 2013, the Company’s borrowing activity is as follows:
		September 28,		Additions		Payments			Other			December 28,
		2013							Activity(1)			2013
	Commercial paper borrowings	$	—	$	2,149	$	—		$	—		$	2,149
	U.S. medium-term notes	13,155		—		(1,000		)	3			12,158
	European medium-term notes and other foreign currency denominated borrowings	509		66		(41		)	(10		)	524
	HKDL borrowings	275		—		(12		)	2			265
	Other	349		—		(12		)	(32		)	305
	Total	$	14,288	$	2,215	$	(1,065	)	$	(37	)	$	15,401
	(1) The other activity is primarily market value adjustments for debt with qualifying hedges.
	Interest income/(expense)
	Interest and investment income and interest expense are reported net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 was $81 million and $92 million, respectively. Interest and investment income for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 was $130 million and $20 million, respectively. The quarter ended December 28, 2013 included net gains realized on available-for-sale and non-publicly traded cost method investments of $59 million and $46 million, respectively.

International_Theme_Park_Inves

International Theme Park Investments	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
International Theme Park Investments	'
	International Theme Park Investments
	The Company has a 51% effective ownership interest in the operations of Disneyland Paris, a 48% ownership interest in the operations of HKDL and a 43% ownership interest in the operations of Shanghai Disney Resort, all of which are VIEs consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. See Note 1 for the Company's policy on consolidating VIEs.
	The following tables present summarized balance sheet information for the Company as of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, reflecting the impact of consolidating the International Theme Parks balance sheets.
		As of December 28, 2013
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,785		$	612		$	4,397
	Other current assets	11,111			255			11,366
	Total current assets	14,896			867			15,763
	Investments/Advances	6,524			(3,740		)	2,784
	Parks, resorts and other property	17,017			5,550			22,567
	Other assets	42,021			31			42,052
	Total assets	$	80,458		$	2,708		$	83,166
	Current portion of borrowings	$	3,687		$	—		$	3,687
	Other current liabilities	11,520			489			12,009
	Total current liabilities	15,207			489			15,696
	Borrowings	11,449			265			11,714
	Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities	8,306			154			8,460
	Equity	45,496			1,800			47,296
	Total liabilities and equity	$	80,458		$	2,708		$	83,166
		As of September 28, 2013
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,325		$	606		$	3,931
	Other current assets	9,896			282			10,178
	Total current assets	13,221			888			14,109
	Investments/Advances	6,415			(3,566		)	2,849
	Parks, resorts and other property	17,117			5,263			22,380
	Other assets	41,879			24			41,903
	Total assets	$	78,632		$	2,609		$	81,241
	Current portion of borrowings	$	1,512		$	—		$	1,512
	Other current liabilities	9,622			570			10,192
	Total current liabilities	11,134			570			11,704
	Borrowings	12,501			275			12,776
	Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities	8,466			145			8,611
	Equity	46,531			1,619			48,150
	Total liabilities and equity	$	78,632		$	2,609		$	81,241
	The following table presents summarized income statement information of the Company for the quarter ended December 28, 2013, reflecting the impact of consolidating the International Theme Parks income statements.
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation(1)
	Revenues	$	11,745		$	564		$	12,309
	Cost and expenses	(9,086		)	(558		)	(9,644		)
	Restructuring and impairment charges	(19		)	—			(19		)
	Other income/(expense), net	6			—			6
	Interest income/(expense), net	65			(16		)	49
	Equity in the income of investees	235			4			239
	Income before income taxes	2,946			(6		)	2,940
	Income taxes	(1,036		)	—			(1,036		)
	Net income	$	1,910		$	(6	)	$	1,904
	(1)	These amounts include the International Theme Parks under the equity method of accounting. As such, royalty and management fee income from these operations is included in Revenues and our share of their net income/(loss) is included in Equity in the income of investees. There were $14 million of royalties and management fees recognized for the quarter ended December 28, 2013.
	The following table presents summarized cash flow statement information of the Company for the quarter ended December 28, 2013, reflecting the impact of consolidating the International Theme Parks cash flow statements.
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation
	Cash provided by/(used in) operations	$	1,268		$	(56	)	$	1,212
	Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(334		)	(324		)	(658		)
Cash (used in)/provided by other investing activities	(71		)	202			131
Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(417		)	180			(237		)
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	14			4			18
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	460			6			466
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,325			606			3,931
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	3,785		$	612		$	4,397
During the quarter ended December 28, 2013, Disneyland Paris borrowed €50 million ($68 million) under a line of credit with the Company and subsequent to the quarter end borrowed an additional €50 million.
In July 2009, the Company entered into a capital realignment and expansion plan for HKDL with the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), HKDL’s majority shareholder. The expansion cost approximately $0.5 billion, was completed in 2013 and was financed equally by the Company and HKSAR. As a result the Company’s equity interest in HKDL increased from 43% to 48%.
In addition, HKSAR holds a right to receive additional shares over time if HKDL exceeds certain return on asset performance targets.  The amount of additional shares HKSAR can receive varies with the extent to which the performance targets are exceeded but is capped on both an annual and cumulative basis. Based on the number of shares currently outstanding, the additional shares could decrease the Company’s equity interest to no less than 38% over a period no shorter than 18 years. HKDL may begin to exceed the performance targets in fiscal 2014, in which case HKSAR would be entitled to receive additional equity interests beginning in 2015. The maximum additional interest which HKSAR can receive in 2015 would reduce the Company's equity interest by approximately 1 percentage point.

Pension_and_Other_Benefit_Prog

Pension and Other Benefit Programs	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Pension and Other Benefit Programs	'
	Pension and Other Benefit Programs
	The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
		Pension Plans						Postretirement Medical Plans
		28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12			28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12
	Service costs	$	71		$	86		$	3		$	4
	Interest costs	122			109			16			17
	Expected return on plan assets	(161		)	(151		)	(9		)	(8		)
	Amortization of prior-year service costs	4			2			—			(1		)
	Recognized net actuarial loss/(gain)	36			104			(2		)	10
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	72		$	150		$	8		$	22
	During the quarter ended December 28, 2013, the Company did not make any material contributions to its pension and postretirement medical plans. The Company expects total pension and postretirement medical plan contributions in fiscal 2014 of approximately $275 million to $325 million. Final minimum pension plan funding requirements for fiscal 2014 will be determined based on our January 1, 2014 funding actuarial valuation, which will be available in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share	'
	Earnings Per Share
	Diluted earnings per share amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period and are calculated using the treasury stock method for equity-based compensation awards (Awards). A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding and Awards excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were anti-dilutive, are as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		28-Dec-13	29-Dec-12
	Shares (in millions):
	Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)	1,762	1,777
	Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards	22	23
	Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)	1,784	1,800
	Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share	10	1

Equity

Equity	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'
Equity	'
	Equity
	On December 4, 2013, the Company declared a $0.86 per share dividend ($1.5 billion) related to fiscal 2013 for shareholders of record on December 16, 2013, which was paid on January 16, 2014. The Company paid a $0.75 per share dividend ($1.3 billion) during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 related to fiscal 2012.
	During the quarter ended December 28, 2013, the Company repurchased 25 million shares of its common stock for $1.7 billion. As of December 28, 2013, the Company had remaining authorization in place to repurchase 136 million additional shares. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.
	The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) including our proportional share of equity method investee amounts, net of 37% estimated tax:
										Unrecognized			Foreign			AOCI
										Pension and			Currency
										Postretirement			Translation
		Market Value Adjustments								Medical			and Other
		Investments, net				Cash Flow Hedges				Expense
	Balance at Sept. 28, 2013	$	95			$	83			$	(1,271	)	$	(94	)	$	(1,187	)
	Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	18				41				—			6			65
	Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	(37		)		(10		)		25			—			(22		)
	Balance at Dec. 28, 2013	$	76			$	114			$	(1,246	)	$	(88	)	$	(1,144	)
	Balance at Sept. 29, 2012	$	3			$	(52	)		$	(3,234	)	$	17		$	(3,266	)
	Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	17				65				—			(17		)	65
	Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	—				(6		)		73			6			73
	Balance at Dec. 29, 2012	$	20			$	7			$	(3,161	)	$	6		$	(3,128	)
	Details about AOCI components reclassified to net income are as follows:
	Gains/(losses) in net income:		Affected line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:		Quarter Ended
					December 28,				December 29,
					2013				2012
	Investments, net		Interest income/(expense), net		$	59			$	—
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		(22		)		—
					37				—
	Cash flow hedges		Primarily revenue		16				10
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		(6		)		(4		)
					10				6
	Pension and postretirement medical expense		Primarily included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 7)		(40		)		(116		)
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		15				43
					(25		)		(73		)
	Foreign currency translation and other		Other income/(expense), net		—				(10		)
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		—				4
					—				(6		)
	Total reclassifications for the period				$	22			$	(73	)
	At December 28, 2013, the Company held available-for-sale investments in net unrecognized gain positions totaling $121 million and no investments in significant unrecognized loss positions. At September 28, 2013, the Company held available-for-sale investments in net unrecognized gain positions totaling $156 million and no investments in significant unrecognized loss positions.

EquityBased_Compensation

Equity-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Equity-Based Compensation	'
	Equity-Based Compensation
	Compensation expense related to stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units (RSUs) is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,		December 29,
		2013		2012
	Stock options/rights (1)	$	25	$	25
	RSUs	74		76
	Total equity-based compensation expense (2)	$	99	$	101
	Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period	$	14	$	14
	(1)	Includes stock appreciation rights.
	(2)	Equity-based compensation expense is net of capitalized equity-based compensation and excludes amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation costs. During the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation totaled $13 million and $24 million, respectively.
	Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options/rights and RSUs totaled approximately $220 million and $719 million, respectively, as of December 28, 2013.
	The weighted average grant date fair values of options issued during the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 were $19.15 and $12.19, respectively.
	During the quarter ended December 28, 2013, the Company made equity compensation grants consisting of 5.6 million stock options and 5.0 million RSUs, of which 0.3 million RSUs included market and/or performance conditions.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	Legal Matters
	Beef Products, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. On September 13, 2012, plaintiffs filed an action in South Dakota state court against certain subsidiaries and employees of the Company and others, asserting claims for defamation arising from alleged false statements and implications, statutory and common law product disparagement, and tortious interference with existing and prospective business relationships. The claims arise out of ABC News reports published in March and April 2012 that discussed the subject of labeling requirements for production processes related to a product one plaintiff produces that is added to ground beef before sale to consumers. Plaintiffs seek actual and consequential damages in excess of $400 million, statutory damages (including treble damages) pursuant to South Dakota's Agricultural Food Products Disparagement Act, and punitive damages. On October 24, 2012, the Company removed the action to the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, and on October 31, 2012, the Company moved to dismiss all claims. On November 28, 2012, plaintiffs filed motion to remand the case to state court. On June 12, 2013, the district court granted plaintiffs' motion to remand to state court and denied the Company's motions to dismiss all claims, without prejudice to its right to move again in state court. On July 9, 2013, the Company moved in state court to dismiss all claims, and the hearing on those motions occurred on December 17, 2013.
	The Company, together with, in some instances, certain of its directors and officers, is a defendant or codefendant in various other legal actions involving copyright, breach of contract and various other claims incident to the conduct of its businesses.
	Management does not believe that the Company has incurred a probable, material loss by reason of any of the above actions.
	Contractual Guarantees
	The Company has guaranteed bond issuances by the Anaheim Public Authority that were used by the City of Anaheim to finance construction of infrastructure and a public parking facility adjacent to the Disneyland Resort. Revenues from sales, occupancy and property taxes from the Disneyland Resort and non-Disney hotels are used by the City of Anaheim to repay the bonds. In the event of a debt service shortfall, the Company will be responsible to fund the shortfall. As of December 28, 2013, the remaining debt service obligation guaranteed by the Company was $343 million, of which $75 million was principal. To the extent that tax revenues exceed the debt service payments in subsequent periods, the Company would be reimbursed for any previously funded shortfalls. To date, tax revenues have exceeded the debt service payments for these bonds.
	Long-Term Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses
	The Company has accounts receivable with original maturities greater than one year related to the sale of television program rights within the Media Networks segment and vacation ownership units within the Parks and Resorts segment. Allowances for credit losses are established against these receivables as necessary.
	The Company estimates the allowance for credit losses related to receivables from the sale of television programs based upon a number of factors, including historical experience and the financial condition of individual companies with which we do business. The balance of television program sales receivables recorded in other non-current assets, net of an immaterial allowance for credit losses, was $0.9 billion as of December 28, 2013. The activity in the current period related to the allowance for credit losses was not material.
	The Company estimates the allowance for credit losses related to receivables from sales of its vacation ownership units based primarily on historical collection experience. Estimates of uncollectible amounts also consider the economic environment and the age of receivables. The balance of mortgage receivables recorded in other non-current assets, net of a related allowance for credit losses of approximately 4%, was approximately $0.7 billion as of December 28, 2013. The activity in the current period related to the allowance for credit losses was not material.
	Income Taxes
	In the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that our unrecognized tax benefits could change due to resolutions of open tax matters.  These resolutions would reduce our unrecognized tax benefits by approximately $537 million, of which $81 million would reduce our income tax expense and effective tax rate if recognized.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants and is classified in the following three categories:
	Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets
	Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets
	Level 3 - Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable
	The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are summarized in the following tables by fair value measurement Level:
		Fair Value Measurement at December 28, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Investments	$	186	$	—		$	—	$	186
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		163			—		163
	Foreign exchange	—		366			—		366
	Liabilities
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		(117		)	—		(117		)
	Foreign exchange	—		(246		)	—		(246		)
	Total recorded at fair value	$	186	$	166		$	—	$	352
	Fair value of borrowings	$	—	$	14,694		$	907	$	15,601
		Fair Value Measurement at September 28, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Investments	$	305	$	—		$	—	$	305
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		170			—		170
	Foreign exchange	—		267			—		267
	Liabilities
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		(94		)	—		(94		)
	Foreign exchange	—		(201		)	—		(201		)
	Total recorded at fair value	$	305	$	142		$	—	$	447
	Fair value of borrowings	$	—	$	13,630		$	914	$	14,544
	(1)	The Company has master netting arrangements by counterparty with respect to certain derivative contracts. Contracts in a liability position totaling $219 million and $171 million have been netted against contracts in an asset position in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, respectively.
	The fair values of Level 2 derivatives are primarily determined by internal discounted cash flow models that use observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves and foreign currency exchange rates. Counterparty credit risk, which is mitigated by master netting agreements and collateral posting arrangements with certain counterparties, did not have a material impact on derivative fair value estimates.
	Level 2 borrowings, which include commercial paper and U.S. medium-term notes, are valued based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets.
	Level 3 borrowings, which include HKDL borrowings and other foreign currency denominated borrowings, are generally valued based on historical market transactions, prevailing market interest rates and the Company's current borrowing cost and credit risk.
	The Company’s financial instruments also include cash, cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate the fair values.

Derivative_Instruments

Derivative Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Derivative Instruments	'
	Derivative Instruments
	The Company manages its exposure to various risks relating to its ongoing business operations according to a risk management policy. The primary risks managed with derivative instruments are interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.
	The Company’s derivative positions measured at fair value are summarized in the following tables:
		As of December 28, 2013
		Current			Other Assets			Other			Other Long-
		Assets						Accrued			Term
								Liabilities			Liabilities
	Derivatives designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	$	186		$	143		$	(86	)	$	(32	)
	Interest rate	—			163			(117		)	—
	Derivatives not designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	37			—			(81		)	(47		)
	Gross fair value of derivatives	223			306			(284		)	(79		)
	Counterparty netting	(172		)	(47		)	178			41
	Total derivatives (1)	$	51		$	259		$	(106	)	$	(38	)
		As of September 28, 2013
		Current			Other Assets			Other			Other Long-
		Assets						Accrued			Term
								Liabilities			Liabilities
	Derivatives designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	$	146		$	106		$	(68	)	$	(24	)
	Interest rate	—			170			(94		)	—
	Derivatives not designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	15			—			(82		)	(27		)
	Gross fair value of derivatives	161			276			(244		)	(51		)
	Counterparty netting	(137		)	(34		)	143			28
	Total derivatives (1)	$	24		$	242		$	(101	)	$	(23	)
	(1)	Refer to Note 12 for further information on derivative fair values and counterparty netting.
	Interest Rate Risk Management
	The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through its borrowing activities. The Company’s objective is to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and on the market value of its borrowings. In accordance with its policy, the Company targets its fixed-rate debt as a percentage of its net debt between a minimum and maximum percentage. The Company typically uses pay-floating and pay-fixed interest rate swaps to facilitate its interest rate management activities.
	The Company designates pay-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed-rate borrowings effectively converting fixed-rate borrowings to variable rate borrowings indexed to LIBOR. As of both December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, the total notional amount of the Company’s pay-floating interest rate swaps was $5.6 billion. The following table summarizes adjustments related to fair value hedges included in "Interest income/(expense), net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	$	(31	)	$	(26	)
	Gain (loss) on hedged borrowings	31			26
	In addition, the Company realized net benefits of $22 million and $17 million for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively, in net interest expense related to the pay-floating interest rate swaps.
	The Company may designate pay-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of interest payments on floating-rate borrowings. Pay-fixed swaps effectively convert floating-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings. The unrealized gains or losses from these cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and recognized in interest expense as the interest payments occur. The Company did not have pay-fixed interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest payments at December 28, 2013 or at September 28, 2013.
	Foreign Exchange Risk Management
	The Company transacts business globally and is subject to risks associated with changing foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s objective is to reduce earnings and cash flow fluctuations associated with foreign currency exchange rate changes, enabling management to focus on core business issues and challenges.
	The Company enters into option and forward contracts that change in value as foreign currency exchange rates change to protect the value of its existing foreign currency assets, liabilities, firm commitments and forecasted but not firmly committed foreign currency transactions. In accordance with policy, the Company hedges its forecasted foreign currency transactions for periods generally not to exceed four years within an established minimum and maximum range of annual exposure. The gains and losses on these contracts offset changes in the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the related forecasted transaction, asset, liability or firm commitment. The principal currencies hedged are the euro, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar and British pound. Cross-currency swaps are used to effectively convert foreign currency-denominated borrowings into U.S. dollar denominated borrowings.
	The Company designates foreign exchange forward and option contracts as cash flow hedges of firmly committed and forecasted foreign currency transactions. As of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, the notional amounts of the Company’s net foreign exchange cash flow hedges were $4.6 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively. Mark-to-market gains and losses on these contracts are deferred in AOCI and are recognized in earnings when the hedged transactions occur, offsetting changes in the value of the foreign currency transactions. Gains and losses recognized related to ineffectiveness for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 were not material. Net deferred gains recorded in AOCI for contracts that will mature in the next twelve months totaled $86 million.
	Foreign exchange risk management contracts with respect to foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting. The notional amounts of these foreign exchange contracts at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013 were $4.8 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively. The following table summarizes the net foreign exchange gains or losses recognized on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities and the offsetting net foreign exchange gains or losses on the related foreign exchange contracts for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 by the corresponding line item in which they are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
		Costs and Expenses						Interest Income/(Expense), net
		December 28,			December 29,			December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Net gains (losses) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities	$	9		$	38		$	12		$	82
	Net gains (losses) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges	(22		)	(48		)	(10		)	(84		)
	Net gains (losses)	$	(13	)	$	(10	)	$	2		$	(2	)
	Commodity Price Risk Management
	The Company is subject to the volatility of commodities prices and the Company designates certain commodity forward contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted commodity purchases. Mark-to-market gains and losses on these contracts are deferred in AOCI and are recognized in earnings when the hedged transactions occur, offsetting changes in the value of commodity purchases. The fair value of the commodity hedging contracts at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013 were not material. The related gains or losses recognized in earnings were not material for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.
	Risk Management – Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
	The Company enters into certain other risk management contracts that are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting. These contracts, which include certain commodity swap contracts, are intended to offset economic exposures of the Company and are carried at market value with any changes in value recorded in earnings. The fair value of these contracts at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013 were not material. The related gains or losses recognized in earnings were not material for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.
	Contingent Features
	The Company’s derivative financial instruments may require the Company to post collateral in the event that a net liability position with a counterparty exceeds limits defined by contract and that vary with the Company’s credit rating. If the Company’s credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, such counterparties would also have the right to terminate our derivative contracts, which could lead to a net payment to or from the Company for the aggregate net value by counterparty of our derivative contracts. The aggregate fair values of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a net liability position by counterparty were $144 million and $124 million on December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, respectively. The Company had posted collateral of $71 million and $54 million related to these derivative contracts at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, respectively.

Restructuring_and_Impairment_C

Restructuring and Impairment Charges	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Restructuring and Impairment Charges	'
	Restructuring and Impairment Charges
	The Company recorded $19 million of restructuring and impairment charges in the current quarter for an investment impairment, contract termination costs and severance costs related to organizational and cost structure initiatives across various of our businesses.

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Equity In Income Of Investees By Segment Table	'
	Equity in the income of investees included in segment operating results is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Media Networks
	Cable Networks	$	257		$	177
	Broadcasting	(18		)	(13		)
	Equity in the income of investees included in segment operating income	$	239		$	164
Financial Information by Operating Segments	'
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Revenues (1):
	Media Networks	$	5,290		$	5,101
	Parks and Resorts	3,597			3,391
	Studio Entertainment	1,893			1,545
	Consumer Products	1,126			1,013
	Interactive	403			291
		$	12,309		$	11,341
	Segment operating income (1):
	Media Networks	$	1,455		$	1,214
	Parks and Resorts	671			577
	Studio Entertainment	409			234
	Consumer Products	430			346
	Interactive	55			9
		$	3,020		$	2,380
	(1) Studio Entertainment segment revenues and operating income include an allocation of Consumer Products revenues, which is meant to reflect royalties on sales of merchandise based on certain film properties. The increases/(decreases) related to these allocations on segment revenues and operating income as reported in the above table are as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Studio Entertainment	$	63		$	55
	Consumer Products	(63		)	(55		)
		$	—		$	—
Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Income before Income Taxes	'
	A reconciliation of segment operating income to income before income taxes is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Segment operating income	$	3,020		$	2,380
	Corporate and unallocated shared expenses	(116		)	(123		)
	Restructuring and impairment charges	(19		)	—
	Other income/(expense), net	6			(102		)
	Interest income/(expense), net	49			(72		)
	Hulu Equity Redemption charge	—			(55		)
	Income before income taxes	$	2,940		$	2,028

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables) (Lucasfilm)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Lucasfilm	'
Allocation of Purchase Price	'
	(in billions)	Estimated
		Fair Value
	Intangible assets	$	2.6
	Goodwill	2.3
	Deferred income taxes	(0.8		)
		$	4.1

Dispositions_and_Other_IncomeE1

Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense) Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense) (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Other income/(expense)	'
	Other income/(expense) is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	Celador litigation charge(1)	$	—	$	(321	)
	Gain on sale of equity interest in ESS	—		219
	Other	6		—
	Other income/(expense), net	$	6	$	(102	)
	(1) In connection with the Company's litigation with Celador International Ltd., the Company recorded a $321 million charge in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Borrowings_Tables

Borrowings (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Borrowing Activity	'
	For the quarter ended December 28, 2013, the Company’s borrowing activity is as follows:
		September 28,		Additions		Payments			Other			December 28,
		2013							Activity(1)			2013
	Commercial paper borrowings	$	—	$	2,149	$	—		$	—		$	2,149
	U.S. medium-term notes	13,155		—		(1,000		)	3			12,158
	European medium-term notes and other foreign currency denominated borrowings	509		66		(41		)	(10		)	524
	HKDL borrowings	275		—		(12		)	2			265
	Other	349		—		(12		)	(32		)	305
	Total	$	14,288	$	2,215	$	(1,065	)	$	(37	)	$	15,401
	(1) The other activity is primarily market value adjustments for debt with qualifying hedges.

International_Theme_Park_Inves1

International Theme Park Investments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Consolidating Balance Sheets	'
Impact of Consolidating Financial Statements of International Theme Parks	'
	The following tables present summarized balance sheet information for the Company as of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, reflecting the impact of consolidating the International Theme Parks balance sheets.
		As of December 28, 2013
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,785		$	612		$	4,397
	Other current assets	11,111			255			11,366
	Total current assets	14,896			867			15,763
	Investments/Advances	6,524			(3,740		)	2,784
	Parks, resorts and other property	17,017			5,550			22,567
	Other assets	42,021			31			42,052
	Total assets	$	80,458		$	2,708		$	83,166
	Current portion of borrowings	$	3,687		$	—		$	3,687
	Other current liabilities	11,520			489			12,009
	Total current liabilities	15,207			489			15,696
	Borrowings	11,449			265			11,714
	Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities	8,306			154			8,460
	Equity	45,496			1,800			47,296
	Total liabilities and equity	$	80,458		$	2,708		$	83,166
		As of September 28, 2013
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,325		$	606		$	3,931
	Other current assets	9,896			282			10,178
	Total current assets	13,221			888			14,109
	Investments/Advances	6,415			(3,566		)	2,849
	Parks, resorts and other property	17,117			5,263			22,380
	Other assets	41,879			24			41,903
	Total assets	$	78,632		$	2,609		$	81,241
	Current portion of borrowings	$	1,512		$	—		$	1,512
	Other current liabilities	9,622			570			10,192
	Total current liabilities	11,134			570			11,704
	Borrowings	12,501			275			12,776
	Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities	8,466			145			8,611
	Equity	46,531			1,619			48,150
	Total liabilities and equity	$	78,632		$	2,609		$	81,241
Consolidating Income Statements	'
Impact of Consolidating Financial Statements of International Theme Parks	'
	The following table presents summarized income statement information of the Company for the quarter ended December 28, 2013, reflecting the impact of consolidating the International Theme Parks income statements.
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation(1)
	Revenues	$	11,745		$	564		$	12,309
	Cost and expenses	(9,086		)	(558		)	(9,644		)
	Restructuring and impairment charges	(19		)	—			(19		)
	Other income/(expense), net	6			—			6
	Interest income/(expense), net	65			(16		)	49
	Equity in the income of investees	235			4			239
	Income before income taxes	2,946			(6		)	2,940
	Income taxes	(1,036		)	—			(1,036		)
	Net income	$	1,910		$	(6	)	$	1,904
	(1)	These amounts include the International Theme Parks under the equity method of accounting. As such, royalty and management fee income from these operations is included in Revenues and our share of their net income/(loss) is included in Equity in the income of investees. There were $14 million of royalties and management fees recognized for the quarter ended December 28, 2013.
Consolidating Cash Flow Statements	'
Impact of Consolidating Financial Statements of International Theme Parks	'
	The following table presents summarized cash flow statement information of the Company for the quarter ended December 28, 2013, reflecting the impact of consolidating the International Theme Parks cash flow statements.
		Before			International			Total
		International			Theme Parks
		Theme Parks			and Adjustments
		Consolidation
	Cash provided by/(used in) operations	$	1,268		$	(56	)	$	1,212
	Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(334		)	(324		)	(658		)
	Cash (used in)/provided by other investing activities	(71		)	202			131
	Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(417		)	180			(237		)
	Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	14			4			18
	Increase in cash and cash equivalents	460			6			466
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,325			606			3,931
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	3,785		$	612		$	4,397

Pension_and_Other_Benefit_Prog1

Pension and Other Benefit Programs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	'
	The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
		Pension Plans						Postretirement Medical Plans
		28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12			28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12
	Service costs	$	71		$	86		$	3		$	4
	Interest costs	122			109			16			17
	Expected return on plan assets	(161		)	(151		)	(9		)	(8		)
	Amortization of prior-year service costs	4			2			—			(1		)
	Recognized net actuarial loss/(gain)	36			104			(2		)	10
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	72		$	150		$	8		$	22

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares Outstanding and Awards Excluded from Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculation	'
	A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding and Awards excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were anti-dilutive, are as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		28-Dec-13	29-Dec-12
	Shares (in millions):
	Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)	1,762	1,777
	Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards	22	23
	Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)	1,784	1,800
	Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share	10	1

Equity_Tables

Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	'
	The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) including our proportional share of equity method investee amounts, net of 37% estimated tax:
										Unrecognized			Foreign			AOCI
										Pension and			Currency
										Postretirement			Translation
		Market Value Adjustments								Medical			and Other
		Investments, net				Cash Flow Hedges				Expense
	Balance at Sept. 28, 2013	$	95			$	83			$	(1,271	)	$	(94	)	$	(1,187	)
	Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	18				41				—			6			65
	Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	(37		)		(10		)		25			—			(22		)
	Balance at Dec. 28, 2013	$	76			$	114			$	(1,246	)	$	(88	)	$	(1,144	)
	Balance at Sept. 29, 2012	$	3			$	(52	)		$	(3,234	)	$	17		$	(3,266	)
	Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	17				65				—			(17		)	65
	Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	—				(6		)		73			6			73
	Balance at Dec. 29, 2012	$	20			$	7			$	(3,161	)	$	6		$	(3,128	)
Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income	'
	Details about AOCI components reclassified to net income are as follows:
	Gains/(losses) in net income:		Affected line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:		Quarter Ended
					December 28,				December 29,
					2013				2012
	Investments, net		Interest income/(expense), net		$	59			$	—
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		(22		)		—
					37				—
	Cash flow hedges		Primarily revenue		16				10
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		(6		)		(4		)
					10				6
	Pension and postretirement medical expense		Primarily included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 7)		(40		)		(116		)
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		15				43
					(25		)		(73		)
	Foreign currency translation and other		Other income/(expense), net		—				(10		)
	Estimated tax		Income taxes		—				4
					—				(6		)
	Total reclassifications for the period				$	22			$	(73	)

EquityBased_Compensation_Table

Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Compensation Expense Related to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	'
	Compensation expense related to stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units (RSUs) is as follows:
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,		December 29,
		2013		2012
	Stock options/rights (1)	$	25	$	25
	RSUs	74		76
	Total equity-based compensation expense (2)	$	99	$	101
	Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period	$	14	$	14
	(1)	Includes stock appreciation rights.
	(2)	Equity-based compensation expense is net of capitalized equity-based compensation and excludes amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation costs. During the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation totaled $13 million and $24 million, respectively.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value	'
	The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are summarized in the following tables by fair value measurement Level:
		Fair Value Measurement at December 28, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Investments	$	186	$	—		$	—	$	186
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		163			—		163
	Foreign exchange	—		366			—		366
	Liabilities
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		(117		)	—		(117		)
	Foreign exchange	—		(246		)	—		(246		)
	Total recorded at fair value	$	186	$	166		$	—	$	352
	Fair value of borrowings	$	—	$	14,694		$	907	$	15,601
		Fair Value Measurement at September 28, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Investments	$	305	$	—		$	—	$	305
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		170			—		170
	Foreign exchange	—		267			—		267
	Liabilities
	Derivatives (1)
	Interest rate	—		(94		)	—		(94		)
	Foreign exchange	—		(201		)	—		(201		)
	Total recorded at fair value	$	305	$	142		$	—	$	447
	Fair value of borrowings	$	—	$	13,630		$	914	$	14,544
	(1)	The Company has master netting arrangements by counterparty with respect to certain derivative contracts. Contracts in a liability position totaling $219 million and $171 million have been netted against contracts in an asset position in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, respectively.

Derivative_Instruments_Tables

Derivative Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Gross Fair Value of Derivative Positions	'
	The Company’s derivative positions measured at fair value are summarized in the following tables:
		As of December 28, 2013
		Current			Other Assets			Other			Other Long-
		Assets						Accrued			Term
								Liabilities			Liabilities
	Derivatives designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	$	186		$	143		$	(86	)	$	(32	)
	Interest rate	—			163			(117		)	—
	Derivatives not designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	37			—			(81		)	(47		)
	Gross fair value of derivatives	223			306			(284		)	(79		)
	Counterparty netting	(172		)	(47		)	178			41
	Total derivatives (1)	$	51		$	259		$	(106	)	$	(38	)
		As of September 28, 2013
		Current			Other Assets			Other			Other Long-
		Assets						Accrued			Term
								Liabilities			Liabilities
	Derivatives designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	$	146		$	106		$	(68	)	$	(24	)
	Interest rate	—			170			(94		)	—
	Derivatives not designated as hedges
	Foreign exchange	15			—			(82		)	(27		)
	Gross fair value of derivatives	161			276			(244		)	(51		)
	Counterparty netting	(137		)	(34		)	143			28
	Total derivatives (1)	$	24		$	242		$	(101	)	$	(23	)
	(1)	Refer to Note 12 for further information on derivative fair values and counterparty netting.
Adjustments Related to Fair Value Hedges Included in Interest Income/(Expense) in Consolidated Statements of Income	'
	The following table summarizes adjustments related to fair value hedges included in "Interest income/(expense), net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
		Quarter Ended
		December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012
	Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	$	(31	)	$	(26	)
	Gain (loss) on hedged borrowings	31			26
Net Gains or Losses Recognized in Costs and Expenses on Economic Exposures Associated with Foreign Currency Exchange Rates	'
	The following table summarizes the net foreign exchange gains or losses recognized on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities and the offsetting net foreign exchange gains or losses on the related foreign exchange contracts for the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 by the corresponding line item in which they are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
		Costs and Expenses						Interest Income/(Expense), net
		December 28,			December 29,			December 28,			December 29,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Net gains (losses) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities	$	9		$	38		$	12		$	82
	Net gains (losses) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges	(22		)	(48		)	(10		)	(84		)
	Net gains (losses)	$	(13	)	$	(10	)	$	2		$	(2	)

Principles_of_Consolidation_Ad

Principles of Consolidation - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Percentage of ownership interest in VIE (less than 50%)	50.00%

Segment_Information_Equity_in_

Segment Information Equity in the Income of Investees included in Segment Operating Results (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Equity in the income of investees	$239	$110
Media Networks	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Equity in the income of investees	239	164
Media Networks | Cable [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Equity in the income of investees	257	177
Media Networks | Broadcasting [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Equity in the income of investees	($18)	($13)

Segment_Information_Schedule_o

Segment Information Schedule of Equity Method Investees Segment Results Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Hulu Equity Redemption charge	$0	($55)
Hulu LLC	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Hulu Equity Redemption charge	'	($55)

Financial_Information_by_Opera

Financial Information by Operating Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	$12,309		$11,341
Segment operating income	3,020		2,380
Media Networks	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	5,290		5,101
Segment operating income	1,455		1,214
Parks and Resorts	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	3,597		3,391
Segment operating income	671		577
Studio Entertainment	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	1,893	[1]	1,545	[1]
Segment operating income	409	[1]	234	[1]
Consumer Products	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	1,126	[1]	1,013	[1]
Segment operating income	430	[1]	346	[1]
Interactive	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	403		291
Segment operating income	$55		$9
[1]	Studio Entertainment segment revenues and operating income include an allocation of Consumer Products revenues, which is meant to reflect royalties on sales of merchandise based on certain film properties. The increases/(decreases) related to these allocations on segment revenues and operating income as reported in the above table are as follows: Quarter Ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012; Studio Entertainment $63 $55; Consumer Products ($63) ($55)

Financial_Information_by_Opera1

Financial Information by Operating Segments (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	$12,309		$11,341
Studio Entertainment	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	1,893	[1]	1,545	[1]
Consumer Products	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	1,126	[1]	1,013	[1]
Intersegment Eliminations | Studio Entertainment	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	63		55
Intersegment Eliminations | Consumer Products	'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	($63)		($55)
[1]	Studio Entertainment segment revenues and operating income include an allocation of Consumer Products revenues, which is meant to reflect royalties on sales of merchandise based on certain film properties. The increases/(decreases) related to these allocations on segment revenues and operating income as reported in the above table are as follows: Quarter Ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012; Studio Entertainment $63 $55; Consumer Products ($63) ($55)

Reconciliation_of_Segment_Oper

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Income before Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment operating income	$3,020	$2,380
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses	-116	-123
Restructuring and impairment charges	-19	0
Other income/(expense), net	6	-102
Interest income/(expense), net	49	-72
Hulu Equity Redemption charge	0	-55
Income before income taxes	$2,940	$2,028

Acquisitions_Additional_Inform

Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 21, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Oct. 05, 2012

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Sep. 29, 2012

Oct. 05, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Oct. 05, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Lucasfilm

Lucasfilm

Hulu LLC

Hulu LLC

Hulu LLC

Hulu LLC

Hulu LLC

Equity Interest Held By Providence Equity Partners

HuluLlcJointVenturePartners [Member]

HuluLlcJointVenturePartners [Member]

HuluLlcJointVenturePartners [Member]

Interactive

Interactive

Hulu LLC

Hulu LLC

Hulu LLC

Hulu LLC

Business Acquisition And Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period To Lucasfilm Shareholder, Shares

'

'

37.1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share Price of Shares Distributed to Lucasfilm Shareholder

'

'

$2,200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Acquisition, Share Price

'

'

$50

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total Acquisition Purchase Price

'

'

4,100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life

'

'

'

'40 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities and Equity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

338,000,000

'

338,000,000

'

'

Debt Instrument, Maturity Period

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment Investees Material Effects Of Transaction

'

'

'

'

174,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment Material Effects Of Transaction

0

55,000,000

'

'

'

55,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other Commitment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

257,000,000

'

'

'

750,000,000

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost

'

'

'

'

'

'

134,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Redemption Of Investment Ownership Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment Fair Value Of Third Party Interest Aggregate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

'

'

'

'

32.00%

'

33.00%

'

29.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill accumulated impairments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$29,000,000

$29,000,000

Acquisitions_Allocation_of_Pur

Acquisitions Allocation of Purchase Price (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 21, 2012
			Lucasfilm
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Intangible assets	'	'	$2,600,000,000
Goodwill	27,324,000,000	27,324,000,000	2,300,000,000
Deferred income taxes	'	'	-800,000,000
Total	'	'	$4,100,000,000

Dispositions_and_Other_IncomeE2

Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense)- Additional Information (Details) (ESPN STAR Sports, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Nov. 07, 2012
ESPN STAR Sports	'	'	'
Schedule of Other Income and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	'	'	50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Net Sales Proceeds	'	$335	'
Gain on sale of equity interest in ESS	0	219	'
Equity Method Investment Realized Gain Loss On Disposal Net Of Tax and Allocation to NCI	'	$125	'

Dispositions_and_Other_IncomeE3

Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense) Other Income/(Expense) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Schedule of Other Income and Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Other income/(expense), net	$6	($102)
ESPN STAR Sports	'	'
Schedule of Other Income and Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Gain on sale of equity interest in ESS	0	219
Other Income [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Other Income and Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Other	6	0
Celador	'	'
Schedule of Other Income and Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Other	$0	($321)	[1]
[1]	In connection with the Company's litigation with Celador International Ltd., the Company recorded a $321 million charge in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Borrowing_Activity_Details

Borrowing Activity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013
Borrowings [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning Balance	$14,288
Additions	2,215
Payments	-1,065
Other Activity	-37
Ending Balance	15,401
Commercial paper borrowings	'
Borrowings [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning Balance	0
Additions	2,149
Payments	0
Other Activity	0
Ending Balance	2,149
U.S. medium-term notes	'
Borrowings [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning Balance	13,155
Additions	0
Payments	-1,000
Other Activity	3
Ending Balance	12,158
European medium term notes and other foreign currency denominated borrowings	'
Borrowings [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning Balance	509
Additions	66
Payments	-41
Other Activity	-10
Ending Balance	524
Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings	'
Borrowings [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning Balance	275
Additions	0
Payments	-12
Other Activity	2
Ending Balance	265
Other	'
Borrowings [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning Balance	349
Additions	0
Payments	-12
Other Activity	-32	[1]
Ending Balance	$305
[1]	The other activity is primarily market value adjustments for debt with qualifying hedges.

Borrowings_Interest_incomeexpe

Borrowings Interest income/(expense) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Interest income/(expense) [Abstract]	'	'
Interest Expense, Net of Capitalized Interest	($81)	($92)
Interest and Investment Income, Net	130	20
Available-for-sale Securities, Realized Gains, net	59	'
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gains, net	$46	'

Impact_of_Consolidating_Balanc

Impact of Consolidating Balance Sheets of International Theme Parks (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$4,397	$3,931	$3,207	$3,387
Other current assets	11,366	10,178	'	'
Total current assets	15,763	14,109	'	'
Investments/Advances	2,784	2,849	'	'
Parks, resorts and other property	22,567	22,380	'	'
Other assets	42,052	41,903	'	'
Total assets	83,166	81,241	'	'
Current portion of borrowings	3,687	1,512	'	'
Other current liabilities	12,009	10,192	'	'
Total current liabilities	15,696	11,704	'	'
Borrowings	11,714	12,776	'	'
Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities	8,460	8,611	'	'
Equity	47,296	48,150	43,370	41,958
Total liabilities and equity	83,166	81,241	'	'
Before International Theme Parks Consolidation	'	'	'	'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	3,785	3,325	'	'
Other current assets	11,111	9,896	'	'
Total current assets	14,896	13,221	'	'
Investments/Advances	6,524	6,415	'	'
Parks, resorts and other property	17,017	17,117	'	'
Other assets	42,021	41,879	'	'
Total assets	80,458	78,632	'	'
Current portion of borrowings	3,687	1,512	'	'
Other current liabilities	11,520	9,622	'	'
Total current liabilities	15,207	11,134	'	'
Borrowings	11,449	12,501	'	'
Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities	8,306	8,466	'	'
Equity	45,496	46,531	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	80,458	78,632	'	'
International Theme Parks and Adjustments	'	'	'	'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	612	606	'	'
Other current assets	255	282	'	'
Total current assets	867	888	'	'
Investments/Advances	-3,740	-3,566	'	'
Parks, resorts and other property	5,550	5,263	'	'
Other assets	31	24	'	'
Total assets	2,708	2,609	'	'
Current portion of borrowings	0	0	'	'
Other current liabilities	489	570	'	'
Total current liabilities	489	570	'	'
Borrowings	265	275	'	'
Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities	154	145	'	'
Equity	1,800	1,619	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	$2,708	$2,609	'	'

Impact_of_Consolidating_Income

Impact of Consolidating Income Statements of International Theme Parks (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	$12,309		$11,341
Cost and expenses	-9,644		-9,249
Restructuring and impairment charges	-19		0
Other income/(expense), net	6		-102
Interest income/(expense), net	49		-72
Equity in the income of investees	239		110
Income before income taxes	2,940		2,028
Income taxes	-1,036		-590
Net income	1,904		1,438
Before International Theme Parks Consolidation	'		'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	11,745	[1]	'
Cost and expenses	-9,086		'
Restructuring and impairment charges	-19		'
Other income/(expense), net	6		'
Interest income/(expense), net	65		'
Equity in the income of investees	235	[1]	'
Income before income taxes	2,946		'
Income taxes	-1,036		'
Net income	1,910		'
Royalties and management fees	14		'
International Theme Parks and Adjustments	'		'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]	'		'
Revenues	564		'
Cost and expenses	-558		'
Restructuring and impairment charges	0		'
Other income/(expense), net	0		'
Interest income/(expense), net	-16		'
Equity in the income of investees	4		'
Income before income taxes	-6		'
Income taxes	0		'
Net income	($6)		'
[1]	These amounts include the International Theme Parks under the equity method of accounting. As such, royalty and management fee income from these operations is included in Revenues and our share of their net income/(loss) is included in Equity in the income of investees. There were $14 million of royalties and management fees recognized for the quarter ended December 28, 2013.

Impact_of_Consolidating_Cash_F

Impact of Consolidating Cash Flow Statements of International Theme Parks (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Line Items]	'	'
Cash provided by/(used in) operations	$1,212	$1,144
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	-658	-545
Cash (used in)/provided by other investing activities	131	'
Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	-237	1,136
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	18	5
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	466	-180
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,931	3,387
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	4,397	3,207
Before International Theme Parks Consolidation	'	'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Line Items]	'	'
Cash provided by/(used in) operations	1,268	'
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	-334	'
Cash (used in)/provided by other investing activities	-71	'
Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	-417	'
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	14	'
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	460	'
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,325	'
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	3,785	'
International Theme Parks and Adjustments	'	'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Line Items]	'	'
Cash provided by/(used in) operations	-56	'
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	-324	'
Cash (used in)/provided by other investing activities	202	'
Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	180	'
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	4	'
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	6	'
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	606	'
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$612	'

International_Theme_Park_Inves2

International Theme Park Investments - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended			50 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Jul. 29, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013
		Disneyland Paris	Disneyland Paris	Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Shanghai Disney Resort	Subsequent Event [Member]	Minimum
		USD ($)	EUR (€)	USD ($)				Disneyland Paris	Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
								EUR (€)
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans To Subsidiaries	'	$68,000,000	€ 50,000,000	'	'	'	'	€ 50,000,000	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions	'	'	'	$500,000,000	'	'	'	'	'
Effective ownership interest	'	51.00%	51.00%	'	48.00%	43.00%	43.00%	'	'
Noncontrolling Interest, Future Ownership Percentage by Parent Upon Achieving Performance Targets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	38.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage Parent Dilution Period	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'18 years
Noncontrolling Interest, Incremental Ownership Percentage in Fiscal 2015	1.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Net_Periodic_Benefit_Cost_Deta

Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Pension Plans	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Service costs	$71	$86
Interest costs	122	109
Expected return on plan assets	-161	-151
Amortization of prior-year service costs	4	2
Recognized net actuarial loss/(gain)	36	104
Net periodic benefit cost	72	150
Postretirement Medical Plans	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Service costs	3	4
Interest costs	16	17
Expected return on plan assets	-9	-8
Amortization of prior-year service costs	0	-1
Recognized net actuarial loss/(gain)	-2	10
Net periodic benefit cost	$8	$22

Pension_and_Other_Benefit_Prog2

Pension and Other Benefit Programs - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013
Minimum	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Expected pension and postretirement medical plan contributions in fiscal 2014	$275
Maximum	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Expected pension and postretirement medical plan contributions in fiscal 2014	$325

Reconciliation_of_Weighted_Ave

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares Outstanding and Awards Excluded from Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculation (Details)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Shares (in millions):	'	'
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)	1,762	1,777
Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards	22	23
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)	1,784	1,800
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share	10	1

Equity_Additional_Information_

Equity - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'	'	'
Dividend, declaration date	4-Dec-13	'	'
Dividend declared, per share	$0.86	'	'
Dividend declared	$1,500,000,000	'	'
Dividend, record date	16-Dec-13	'	'
Dividend, payment date	16-Jan-14	'	'
Dividend paid, per share	'	$0.75	'
Dividend paid	0	1,300,000,000	'
Common stock repurchases, shares	25	'	'
Common stock repurchases	1,718,000,000	1,044,000,000	'
Remaining shares authorized for repurchase	136	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Net Unrealized Gain Positions	$121,000,000	'	$156,000,000

Equity_Changes_in_Accumulated_

Equity Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
AOCI, Beginning Balance	($1,187)	($3,266)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	65	65
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	-22	73
AOCI, Ending Balance	-1,144	-3,128
Estimated tax rate	37.00%	37.00%
Investments, net	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
AOCI, Beginning Balance	95	3
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	18	17
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	-37	0
AOCI, Ending Balance	76	20
Cash Flow Hedges	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
AOCI, Beginning Balance	83	-52
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	41	65
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	-10	-6
AOCI, Ending Balance	114	7
Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Medical Expense	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
AOCI, Beginning Balance	-1,271	-3,234
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	0	0
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	25	73
AOCI, Ending Balance	-1,246	-3,161
Foreign Currency Translation and Other	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
AOCI, Beginning Balance	-94	17
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	6	-17
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income	0	6
AOCI, Ending Balance	($88)	$6

Equity_Details_about_AOCI_Comp

Equity Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income	'	'
Interest income/(expense), net	$49	($72)
Primarily revenue	12,309	11,341
Other income/(expense), net	6	-102
Income taxes	1,036	590
Net income	1,840	1,382
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'
Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income	'	'
Net income	22	-73
Gain/(loss) in net income from Investments, net | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'
Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income	'	'
Interest income/(expense), net	59	0
Income taxes	-22	0
Net income	37	0
Gain/(loss) in net income from Cash flow hedges | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'
Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income	'	'
Primarily revenue	16	10
Income taxes	-6	-4
Net income	10	6
Gain/(loss) in net income from Pension and postretirement medical expense | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'
Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income	'	'
Primarily included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost	-40	-116
Income taxes	15	43
Net income	-25	-73
Gain/(loss) in net income from Foreign currency translation and other | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'
Details about AOCI Components Reclassified to Net Income	'	'
Other income/(expense), net	0	-10
Income taxes	0	4
Net income	$0	($6)

Compensation_Expense_Related_t

Compensation Expense Related to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Stock options/rights	$25	[1]	$25	[1]
RSUs	74		76
Total equity-based compensation expense	99	[2]	101	[2]
Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period	$14		$14
[1]	Includes stock appreciation rights.
[2]	Equity-based compensation expense is net of capitalized equity-based compensation and excludes amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation costs. During the quarters ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation totaled $13 million and $24 million, respectively.

Compensation_Expense_Related_t1

Compensation Expense Related to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'	'
Amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation	$13	$24

EquityBased_Compensation_Addit

Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'
Weighted average grant date fair values of options issued	$19.15	$12.19
Stock Options	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'
Unrecognized compensation cost	$220	'
Stock compensation granted, number of shares	5.6	'
Restricted Stock Units	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'
Unrecognized compensation cost	$719	'
Stock compensation granted, number of shares	5	'
Performance Shares	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'
Stock compensation granted, number of shares	0.3	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 13, 2012
		Syndicated programming	Mortgage Receivable	Guarantee Obligations	Beef Products
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	'	'	'	'	$400,000,000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	'	'	'	343,000,000	'
Remaining debt service obligation guaranteed, principal	'	'	'	75,000,000	'
Long-term receivables, net of allowance for credit losses	'	900,000,000	700,000,000	'	'
Allowance for credit losses related to long-term receivables, percentage	'	'	4.00%	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits expected reduction due to resolutions of open tax matters	537,000,000	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	$81,000,000	'	'	'	'

Assets_and_Liabilities_Measure

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013		Sep. 28, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Investments	$186		$305
Total	352		447
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	163	[1]	170	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	-117	[1]	-94	[1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign exchange	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	366	[1]	267	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	-246	[1]	-201	[1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Investments	186		305
Total	186		305
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Interest rate	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	0	[1]	0	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign exchange	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	0	[1]	0	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Investments	0		0
Total	166		142
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Interest rate	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	163	[1]	170	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	-117	[1]	-94	[1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign exchange	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	366	[1]	267	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	-246	[1]	-201	[1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Investments	0		0
Total	0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Interest rate	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	0	[1]	0	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign exchange	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	0	[1]	0	[1]
Derivatives liabilities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Borrowings disclosed at fair value	15,601		14,544
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Level 1	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Borrowings disclosed at fair value	0		0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Level 2	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Borrowings disclosed at fair value	14,694		13,630
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Level 3	'		'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'		'
Borrowings disclosed at fair value	$907		$914
[1]	The Company has master netting arrangements by counterparty with respect to certain derivative contracts. Contracts in a liability position totaling $219 million and $171 million have been netted against contracts in an asset position in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, respectively.

Assets_and_Liabilities_Measure1

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Details) (Netting, USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Netting	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Amount of derivative contracts in liability position netted against contracts in asset position	$219	$171

Gross_Fair_Value_of_Derivative

Gross Fair Value of Derivative Positions (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013		Sep. 28, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current Assets	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	$223		$161
Total derivatives assets	51	[1]	24	[1]
Current Assets | Netting	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	-172		-137
Current Assets | Derivatives designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	186		146
Current Assets | Derivatives designated as hedges | Interest rate	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	0		0
Current Assets | Derivatives not designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	37		15
Other Assets	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	306		276
Total derivatives assets	259	[1]	242	[1]
Other Assets | Netting	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	-47		-34
Other Assets | Derivatives designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	143		106
Other Assets | Derivatives designated as hedges | Interest rate	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	163		170
Other Assets | Derivatives not designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives assets	0		0
Other Accrued Liabilities	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	-284		-244
Total derivatives liabilities	-106	[1]	-101	[1]
Other Accrued Liabilities | Netting	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	178		143
Other Accrued Liabilities | Derivatives designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	-86		-68
Other Accrued Liabilities | Derivatives designated as hedges | Interest rate	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	-117		-94
Other Accrued Liabilities | Derivatives not designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	-81		-82
Other Long-Term Liabilities	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	-79		-51
Total derivatives liabilities	-38	[1]	-23	[1]
Other Long-Term Liabilities | Netting	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	41		28
Other Long-Term Liabilities | Derivatives designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	-32		-24
Other Long-Term Liabilities | Derivatives designated as hedges | Interest rate	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	0		0
Other Long-Term Liabilities | Derivatives not designated as hedges | Foreign exchange	'		'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'
Derivatives liabilities	($47)		($27)
[1]	Refer to Note 12 for further information on derivative fair values and counterparty netting.

Derivative_Instruments_Additio

Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013
			Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Interest Expense	Interest Expense	Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
			Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Interest rate	Interest rate	Interest rate	Interest rate	Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
							Cash Flow Hedging	Cash Flow Hedging	Cash Flow Hedging	Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	'	'	$4,800,000,000	$4,300,000,000	'	'	$5,600,000,000	$5,600,000,000	$4,600,000,000	$4,300,000,000
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	'	'	'	'	22,000,000	17,000,000	'	'	'	'
Hedging period for foreign currency transactions, maximum	'4 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net deferred gains recorded in AOCI for contracts that will mature in next twelve months	86,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a net liability position by counterparty	144,000,000	124,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value	$71,000,000	$54,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Adjustments_Related_to_Fair_Va

Adjustments Related to Fair Value Hedges Included in Net Interest Expense in Consolidated Statements of Income (Details) (Interest rate, Interest Expense, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Interest rate | Interest Expense	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	($31)	($26)
Gain (loss) on hedged borrowings	$31	$26

Net_Gains_or_Losses_Recognized

Net Gains or Losses Recognized on Economic Exposures Associated With Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Costs and Expenses	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Net gains (losses) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities	$9	$38
Net gains (losses) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges	-22	-48
Net gains (losses)	-13	-10
Interest Expense	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Net gains (losses) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities	12	82
Net gains (losses) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges	-10	-84
Net gains (losses)	$2	($2)

Restructuring_and_Impairment_C1

Restructuring and Impairment Charges - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'	'
Restructuring and impairment charges	$19	$0