Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Income before Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2023		Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment Operating Income	[1]	$ 12,863		$ 12,121	$ 7,766
Content License Early Termination		0		(1,023)	0
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses		(1,147)		(1,159)	(928)
Restructuring and impairment charges		(3,836)	[2]	(237)	(654)
Other income (expense), net		96		(667)	201
Interest expense, net		(1,209)		(1,397)	(1,406)
TFCF and Hulu acquisition amortization	[3]	(1,998)		(2,353)	(2,418)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		$ 4,769		$ 5,285	$ 2,561

[1] Equity in the income of investees is included in segment operating income as follows: 202320222021 Entertainment $685  $783  $744   Sports 55  55  51   Experiences (2) (10) (19) Equity in the income of investees included in segment operating income738  828  776   A+E Gain(1) 56  —  —   Amortization of TFCF intangible assets related to equity investees (12) (12) (15) Equity in the income of investees$782  $816  $761  

[2] Net of the A+E Gain.

[3] TFCF and Hulu acquisition amortization is as follows: 202320222021 Amortization of intangible assets $1,547  $1,707  $1,757   Step-up of film and episodic costs 439 634 646  Intangibles related to TFCF equity investees 12 12 15 $1,998 $2,353 $2,418