CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$ 9,366	$ 9,790	$ 8,852
Depreciation and amortization	2,782	2,527	2,354
Gain on Acquisitions and Sales of Investments	(289)	(26)	(91)
Deferred income taxes	334	1,214	(102)
Equity in the income of investees	(320)	(926)	(814)
Cash distributions received from equity investees	788	799	752
Net change in film and television costs and advances	(1,075)	(101)	(922)
Equity-based compensation	364	393	410
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement	503	674	628
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	107	(393)	(211)
Inventories	(5)	186	1
Other assets	(52)	(443)	223
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(368)	40	(49)
Income taxes	208	(598)	354
Cash provided by operations	12,343	13,136	11,385
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(3,623)	(4,773)	(4,265)
Acquisitions	(417)	(850)	0
Other	(71)	(135)	20
Cash used in investing activities	(4,111)	(5,758)	(4,245)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Commercial paper borrowings/(repayments), net	1,247	(920)	2,376
Borrowings	4,820	6,065	2,550
Reduction of borrowings	(2,364)	(2,205)	(2,221)
Dividends	(2,445)	(2,313)	(3,063)
Repurchases of common stock	(9,368)	(7,499)	(6,095)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	276	259	329
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	17	0	1,012
Other	(1,142)	(607)	(689)
Cash used in financing activities	(8,959)	(7,220)	(5,801)
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	31	(123)	(302)
Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	(696)	35	1,037
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Year	4,760	4,725	3,688
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	4,064	4,760	4,725
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	466	395	314
Income taxes paid	$ 3,801	$ 4,133	$ 4,396