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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Value of the investment at close of period. For schedules of investments that are categorized, the value would be aggregated by category. For investment in and advances to affiliates, if operations of any controlled companies are different in character from those of the company, group such affiliates within divisions and by type of activities.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Apr. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest					$ 1,148	$ 0
Equity Method Investment Non-cash Gain					0	332	$ 0
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities and Equity					14,670	13,707	10,105
Goodwill					31,426	27,810	$ 27,826
Guarantee Obligations
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Term Loan Guarantee					$ 306
BAMTech, LLC
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest					75.00%
Vice Media
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest					10.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments						400
Equity Method Investment Non-cash Gain						$ 332
Vice Media \| Equity Interest Held By A&E [Member]
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest			8.00%		18.00%
Vice Media \| Retained Investment in Subsidiary [Member] \| Equity Interest Held By A&E [Member]
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Other Transaction Details			49.90%
Hulu LLC
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest		30.00%			30.00%		33.00%
Equity Method Investment Non-cash Gain		$ 175
Equity Method Investment, Term Loan Guarantee		$ 300
Hulu LLC \| Guarantee Obligations
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Term Loan Guarantee					$ 113
Hulu LLC \| Hulu LLC Joint Venture Partners
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities and Equity					$ 338
Hulu LLC \| Equity Interest Held By Time Warner [Member]
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest		10.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments		$ 583
BAMTech, LLC
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 1,100
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest	42.00%			33.00%	75.00%
Business Combination Material Effects of Transaction					$ 255
Business Combination Material Effects of Transaction after tax					162
Investment Owned, at Fair Value				$ 1,200
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 1,600			$ 1,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	3,900
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value	$ 1,100
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners	25.00%
Goodwill	$ 3,600
BAMTech, LLC \| MLB
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value					$ 563
BAMTech, LLC \| NHL [Member]
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value	500
BAMTech Notes Payable [Member]
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current	1,581
BAMTech Notes Payable [Member] \| BAMTech, LLC
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current	$ 1,600
Minimum \| BAMTech, LLC \| MLB
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Preferred Stock Redemption Period	5 years
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value	$ 563
Preferred Stock Return on NCI, Accretion Percentage	8.00%
Minimum \| BAMTech, LLC \| NHL [Member]
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value	$ 300
Maximum \| BAMTech, LLC \| MLB
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Preferred Stock Redemption Period	10 years
Maximum \| BAMTech, LLC \| NHL [Member]
Business Acquisition and Equity Method Investment [Line Items]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value	$ 350