Carrying value of the asset prior to impairment.

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- Definition

Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) Carrying Value

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- Definition

Percentage of Cash and Cash Equivalent Balances With Financial Institutions

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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The total principal outstanding of financial assets transferred in a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer that has been accounted for as sales and in which the transferor continues to have involvement, including both the derecognized and recognized portion of such transferred assets.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 05, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013 Level 3 Film Production	Sep. 29, 2012 Level 3 Film Production	Sep. 27, 2014 Radio FCC Licenses Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) Carrying Value Before Impairment						$ 117
Impairment charges				100	121	46
Aggregate carrying value of films for which a fair value analysis was prepared				142	172	71
Outstanding principal amount for sold mortgage receivables			$ 191
Percentage of cash and cash equivalent balances with financial institutions that exceeded 10% of cash and cash equivalents with individual financial institutions	43.00%	26.00%