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Total commitments at our balance sheet date.

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Property, plant, or equipment held under lease agreements classified as an asset.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010	Oct. 03, 2009	Jul. 07, 2010
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments	$ 42,393,000,000
Rental expense for operating leases	820,000,000	742,000,000	694,000,000
Non-cancelable capital leases, gross carrying value	531,000,000	449,000,000
Non-cancelable capital leases, accumulated amortization	127,000,000	108,000,000
Jury returned a verdict for breach of contract, awarding plaintiff damages				269,400,000
Stipulation with plaintiff on prejudgment interest award				50,000,000
Broadcast Programming
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments	36,100,000,000
Broadcast Programming
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Long-Term Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses	900,000,000
Available Programming
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments	700,000,000
Sports Programming
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments	33,300,000,000
Guarantee Obligations
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Guaranteed obligations	359,000,000
Remaining debt service obligation guaranteed by the Company, principal	87,000,000
Financial Guarantee
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Guaranteed obligations	700,000,000
Mortgage Receivable
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Long-Term Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses	$ 500,000,000
Allowance for credit losses, percentage	5.00%