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The amount of financial or other support the Noncontrolling Interest has provided (explicitly or implicitly) to the Variable Interest Entity (VIE) that it was not previously contractually required to provide or that the reporting entity intends to provide, including, for example, situations in which the reporting entity assisted the VIE in obtaining another type of support.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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International Theme Park Investments - Additional Information (Details) € / shares in Units, € in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		47 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 EUR (€) € / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 EUR (€) € / shares	Feb. 28, 2015 EUR (€) € / shares	Jan. 02, 2016 EUR (€) Property	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) Property	Oct. 03, 2015 CNY (¥)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Effective Ownership Interest				81.00%	81.00%
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Effective Ownership Interest				47.00%	47.00%	47.00%	47.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners						53.00%	53.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Effective Ownership Interest				43.00%	43.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				57.00%	57.00%
Number of Hotels To Be Built \| Property				2	2
percent equity financing to fund joint venture				67.00%	67.00%
percentage debt financing to fund joint venture				33.00%	33.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company
Noncontrolling Interest
Effective Ownership Interest				70.00%	70.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				30.00%	30.00%
Minimum
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Spread Above Reference Rate				0.23%	0.23%
Minimum \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage Parent Dilution Period				16 years	16 years
Maximum
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Spread Above Reference Rate				1.63%	1.63%
Maximum \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling Interest, Future Ownership Percentage by Parent Upon Achieving Performance Targets				7.00%	7.00%
Scenario, Forecast \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Resort Expansion Costs \| $								$ 550
Scenario, Plan \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| $					$ 219
Number of Hotels To Be Built \| Property				3	3
Scenario, Actual \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| $					$ 181
Intercompany Line of Credit Expiring Twenty Twenty-Three \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount				€ 400
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date				Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
EURIBOR \| Intercompany Line of Credit Expiring Twenty Twenty-Three \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Spread Above Reference Rate				2.00%	2.00%
HIBOR \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Spread Above Reference Rate				2.00%	2.00%
Equity Rights Offering \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity			€ 400
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			€ 200
Incremental Ownership Interest by Parent			4.00%
Debt Conversion to Equity \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			€ 600
Incremental Ownership Interest by Parent			23.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| € / shares			€ 1.25
Variable Interest Entity debt repayment to Parent \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			€ 300
Loans \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount				€ 1,000
Loans \| Scenario, Plan \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| $					$ 149
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests \| $					104
Loans \| Scenario, Plan \| Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount						¥ 2.6	$ 400
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests						3.4	531
Loans \| Scenario, Actual \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests \| $					$ 181
Loans \| Scenario, Actual \| Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount						2.2	345
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests						¥ 2.9	$ 450
Mandatory Tender Offer \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount		€ 100
Incremental Ownership Interest by Parent		8.00%
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| € / shares		€ 1.25
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Sale of Parent Equity Interest	€ 50
Business Acquisition by Noncontrolling Owners, Share Price \| € / shares	€ 1.25
Ownership Interest Sold by Parent	4.00%