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International Theme Park Investments - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris EUR (€)	Sep. 01, 2012 Disneyland Paris USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2012 Disneyland Paris EUR (€)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris Revolving Credit Facility, September 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris Revolving Credit Facility, September 30, 2014 EUR (€)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris Revolving Credit Facility, September 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris Revolving Credit Facility, September 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris Revolving Credit Facility EUR (€)	Sep. 29, 2012 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2009 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort HKD	Sep. 30, 2011 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Sep. 29, 2012 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Scheduled to be completed in phases by 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2011 Shanghai Disney Resort CNY	Sep. 29, 2012 Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest		51.00%										48.00%			43.00%		43.00%	43.00%
Loans to subsidiaries		$ 2,200,000,000	€ 1,700,000,000	$ 1,700,000,000	€ 1,300,000,000
Transaction cost, debt repayment	(24,000,000)	(24,000,000)
Credit facility						129,000,000	100,000,000	194,000,000	150,000,000	323,000,000	250,000,000
Credit facility, expiring date						Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Loan converted to equity, amount												267,000,000	354,000,000
Equity contributions												300,000,000				400,000,000
Loan to HKDL outstanding after conversion												129,000,000		1,000,000,000
Estimated phased investment																	24,500,000,000
Additional cost to build other properties for the resort																	4,500,000,000
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners																	57.00%
Expected project completion year to build and operate Disney theme park																	2015