Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2016	Feb. 03, 2016
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 02, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	DIS
Entity Registrant Name	WALT DISNEY CO/
Entity Central Index Key	0001001039
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-01
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,631,570,150