CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 2,244	$ 1,904
Depreciation and amortization	592	561
Gains on sales of investments and dispositions	0	(111)
Deferred income taxes	290	(85)
Equity in the income of investees	(212)	(239)
Cash distributions received from equity investees	197	187
Net change in film and television costs and advances	114	(299)
Equity-based compensation	104	96
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow statement	171	27
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(1,027)	(1,175)
Inventories	92	97
Other assets	(44)	(20)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(1,283)	(707)
Income taxes	617	976
Cash provided by operations	1,855	1,212
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(998)	(658)
Sales of investments/proceeds from dispositions	0	136
Other	7	(5)
Cash used in investing activities	(991)	(527)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Commercial paper borrowings, net	2,747	2,149
Borrowings	69	66
Reduction of borrowings	(1,098)	(1,046)
Repurchases of common stock	(1,303)	(1,718)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	65	94
Other	417	218
Cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	897	(237)
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(105)	18
Change in cash and cash equivalents	1,656	466
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,421	3,931
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 5,077	$ 4,397