Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2016
Acquisitions	Acquisitions Vice/A&E Vice is a media company targeting a millennial audience through news and pop culture content and creative brand integration. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, A&E acquired an 8% interest in Vice in exchange for a 49.9% interest in one of A&E’s cable channels, H2, which has been rebranded as Viceland and programmed with Vice content. As a result of this exchange, A&E recognized a net non-cash gain based on the estimated fair value of H2. The Company’s share of the Vice Gain totaled $332 million and was recorded in "Equity in the income of investees" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended April 2, 2016. At April 2, 2016, A&E had a 20% interest in Vice. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company acquired an 11% interest in Vice for $400 million of cash. The Company accounts for its interests in A&E and Vice as equity method investments. Maker Studios On May 7, 2014, the Company acquired Maker Studios, Inc. (Maker), a leading network of online video content, for approximately $500 million of cash consideration. Maker shareholders were eligible to receive up to $450 million of additional cash upon Maker’s achievement of certain performance targets for calendar years 2014 and 2015. At the date of the acquisition, the Company recorded a $198 million liability for the fair value of the contingent consideration (determined by a probability weighting of potential payouts). In fiscal 2015, the Company paid $105 million, and in January 2016, the Company made a final payment of $70 million for the contingent consideration.

Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2016

Vice/A&E

Vice is a media company targeting a millennial audience through news and pop culture content and creative brand integration. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, A&E acquired an 8% interest in Vice in exchange for a 49.9% interest in one of A&E’s cable channels, H2, which has been rebranded as Viceland and programmed with Vice content. As a result of this exchange, A&E recognized a net non-cash gain based on the estimated fair value of H2. The Company’s share of the Vice Gain totaled $332 million and was recorded in "Equity in the income of investees" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended April 2, 2016. At April 2, 2016, A&E had a 20% interest in Vice.

In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company acquired an 11% interest in Vice for $400 million of cash.

The Company accounts for its interests in A&E and Vice as equity method investments.

Maker Studios

On May 7, 2014, the Company acquired Maker Studios, Inc. (Maker), a leading network of online video content, for approximately $500 million of cash consideration. Maker shareholders were eligible to receive up to $450 million of additional cash upon Maker’s achievement of certain performance targets for calendar years 2014 and 2015. At the date of the acquisition, the Company recorded a $198 million liability for the fair value of the contingent consideration (determined by a probability weighting of potential payouts). In fiscal 2015, the Company paid $105 million, and in January 2016, the Company made a final payment of $70 million for the contingent consideration.