Description of Business and Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014 Property	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 27, 2014 Disneyland Paris Property	Sep. 27, 2014 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Property	Jul. 29, 2013 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Sep. 27, 2014 Shanghai Disney Resort	Sep. 27, 2014 Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company	Sep. 27, 2014 Florida Property	Sep. 27, 2014 California Property	Sep. 27, 2014 Tokyo Property	Sep. 28, 2013 Hulu LLC	Sep. 27, 2014 Radio Disney UNITED STATES Property
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of owned television stations	8
Number of owned and operated radio stations	30												24
Number of radio stations to be sold													23
Number of theme parks				2	1				4	2	2
Number of hotels				7	2				18	3	3
Effective ownership interest				51.00%	48.00%	43.00%	43.00%	70.00%
Number of convention centers				2
Hulu Equity Redemption charge	$ 0	$ 55	$ 0									$ 55