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International Theme Parks - Additional Information (Detail) € / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, € in Millions, HKD in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 HKD	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Property	Sep. 30, 2017 CNY (¥) Property	Sep. 30, 2017 HKD Property	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 EUR (€) € / shares	Feb. 28, 2017 EUR (€) € / shares	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 27, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities				$ 12,343			$ 13,136	$ 11,385
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities				(4,111)			(5,758)	(4,245)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities				(8,959)			(7,220)	$ (5,801)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net				28,406			27,349		$ 27,349
International Theme Parks
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Royalties And Management Fees				166
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities				757
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities				840
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities				225
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net				$ 9,403			9,270		9,270
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest				47.00%
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners				53.00%
Number Of Hotels To Be Built \| Property				3	3	3
Theme Areas To Be Built \| Property				2	2	2
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Maximum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Incremental Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Interest Upon Achieving Performance Targets				7.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage Parent Dilution Period				15 years	15 years	15 years
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| HIBOR
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Debt Conversion to Equity
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests				$ 219					219
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Loans
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount				138
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests				$ 46		HKD 400
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Loans \| HIBOR
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Equity Securities
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount	$ 1,400	HKD 10,900
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Line of Credit [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests				$ 269		HKD 2,100
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Line of Credit [Member] \| HIBOR
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.25%	1.25%	1.25%
Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest				43.00%
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners				57.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Unused lines of Credit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount				$ 157
Borrowings, Stated Interest Rate				8.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Loans
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount				$ 782
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests				$ 1,000	¥ 6.7
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Loans \| Maximum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Borrowings, Stated Interest Rate				8.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Development and pre-opening cost loan [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount				$ 305
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Line of Credit [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Borrowings, Stated Interest Rate				8.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests				$ 205	¥ 1.4
Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest				70.00%
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners				30.00%
Asia International Theme Parks [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net				$ 7,300			$ 7,300		$ 7,300
Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions				100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Disneyland Paris \| Minority Interest in Euro Disney S.C.A. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest			88.00%					81.00%				88.00%	81.00%	51.00%
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| € / shares												€ 2
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions \| shares			1,360
Business Acquisition, Shares Acquired \| shares			70,500
Value of parent shares issued for noncontrolling interest shares			$ 150									€ 141
Disneyland Paris \| Tender Offer [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| € / shares											€ 2
Value of parent shares issued for noncontrolling interest shares										$ 250	€ 224
Euro Disney S.C.A. [Member] \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage			82.00%
Scenario, Actual \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Loans
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests				$ 93		HKD 700
Scenario, Plan \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Maximum
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Incremental Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Interest Upon Achieving Performance Targets				4.00%
Scenario, Plan \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Loans
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests				$ 104		HKD 800