Impact of Consolidating Income Statements of International Theme Parks (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jun. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]
Revenues:		$ 13,101	$ 12,466	$ 38,953	$ 36,424
Cost and expenses		(9,339)	(8,968)	(28,877)	(27,280)
Other expense, net		0	0	0	(31)
Interest income/(expense), net		(12)	(50)	(62)	61
Equity in the income of investees		212	222	630	678
Income before income taxes		3,962	3,670	10,644	9,785
Income taxes		(1,323)	(1,251)	(3,533)	(3,406)
Net income		$ 2,639	$ 2,419	7,111	$ 6,379
Before International Theme Parks Consolidation
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]
Revenues:	[1]			37,414
Cost and expenses				(27,187)
Other expense, net				(31)
Interest income/(expense), net				(13)
Equity in the income of investees	[1]			527
Income before income taxes				10,710
Income taxes				(3,533)
Net income				7,177
Royalties and management fees				39
International Theme Parks and Adjustments
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]
Revenues:				1,539
Cost and expenses				(1,690)
Other expense, net				31
Interest income/(expense), net				(49)
Equity in the income of investees				103
Income before income taxes				(66)
Income taxes				0
Net income				$ (66)

[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. Royalties and management fees totaling $39 million were recognized in the nine months ended June 27, 2015.