Borrowings including Impact of Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Hedges and Cross-Currency Swaps (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012 USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Before International Theme Park Consolidation USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 Before International Theme Park Consolidation USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris (DLP) and Hong Kong Kisneyland Resort (HKDL) USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2011 Disneyland Paris (DLP) and Hong Kong Kisneyland Resort (HKDL) USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2011 Disneyland Paris borrowings	Sep. 29, 2012 Commercial paper borrowings USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 Commercial paper borrowings USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 U.S. medium-term notes USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 U.S. medium-term notes USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 U.S. medium-term notes Minimum	Sep. 29, 2012 U.S. medium-term notes Maximum	Sep. 29, 2012 European medium-term notes USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 European medium-term notes USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Other foreign currency denominated debt USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 Other foreign currency denominated debt USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Capital Cities/ABC debt USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 Capital Cities/ABC debt USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Other USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 Other USD ($)		Oct. 01, 2011 Other Disneyland Paris borrowings USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2011 Caisse des Depots et Consignations Loans Disneyland Paris borrowings USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings USD ($)		Sep. 29, 2012 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings HKD		Oct. 01, 2011 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Total borrowings		Sep. 29, 2012 Long Term Debt, Current Portion		Sep. 29, 2012 Current USD ($)		Sep. 29, 2012 Non Current USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings	$ 14,311		$ 13,977	$ 14,044		$ 11,666	$ 267	$ 2,311		$ 2,050		$ 1,583	$ 10,117		$ 8,400			$ 90		$ 91	$ 1,225		$ 1,020	$ 112		$ 114	$ 450	[1]	$ 458	[1]	$ 541	$ 1,440	$ 267		2,100		$ 330
Less current portion	3,614		3,055
Total long-term borrowings	10,697		10,922
Borrowings, Stated Interest Rate				3.17%	[2]				4.60%	0.15%	[2]		3.80%	[2]				1.65%	[2]		2.53%	[2]		8.75%	[2]								3.25%	[2]	3.25%	[2]		3.17%	[2]	1.22%	[2]
Interest rate and Cross-Currency Swaps, Pay Floating	$ 4,170	[3]		$ 4,170	[3]								$ 3,050	[3]				$ 90	[3]		$ 1,030	[3]																				$ 786	[3]	$ 3,384	[3]
Swap Maturities, year																2015	2018	2013			2013
Borrowings, Effective Interest Rate				2.67%	[4]					0.15%	[4]		3.19%	[4]				0.86%	[4]		2.42%	[4]		6.09%	[4]								2.97%	[4]	2.97%	[4]		2.68%	[4]	1.28%	[4]

[1] Includes market value adjustments for debt with qualifying hedges totaling $296 million and $284 million at September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, respectively.

[2] The stated interest rate represents the weighted-average coupon rate for each category of borrowings. For floating rate borrowings, interest rates are based upon the rates at September 29, 2012; these rates are not necessarily an indication of future interest rates.

[3] Amounts represent notional values of interest rate and cross-currency swaps as of September 29, 2012.

[4] The effective interest rate includes the impact of existing and terminated interest rate and cross-currency swaps on the stated rate of interest. Other adjustments to the stated interest rate such as purchase accounting adjustments and debt issuance discounts and costs did not have a material impact on the overall effective interest rate.