Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended																				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Disneyland Paris borrowings USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2012 Disneyland Paris borrowings USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2012 Disneyland Paris borrowings EUR (€)	Sep. 28, 2013 Commercial paper borrowings USD ($)		Sep. 29, 2012 Commercial paper borrowings USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Commercial paper borrowings Minimum	Sep. 28, 2013 Commercial paper borrowings Maximum	Sep. 28, 2013 Commercial paper borrowings Letters Of Credit under Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 U.S. medium-term notes USD ($)		Sep. 29, 2012 U.S. medium-term notes USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 U.S. medium-term notes Minimum	Sep. 28, 2013 U.S. medium-term notes Maximum	Sep. 28, 2013 European medium-term notes USD ($)		Sep. 29, 2012 European medium-term notes USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Other foreign currency denominated debt USD ($)		Sep. 29, 2012 Other foreign currency denominated debt USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Other foreign currency denominated debt Loan Facility INR	Sep. 28, 2013 Other foreign currency denominated debt Credit Facility USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Other foreign currency denominated debt Credit Facility INR	Sep. 28, 2013 Other foreign currency denominated debt Currency, Canadian Dollar USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Other foreign currency denominated debt Currency, Canadian Dollar CAD	Jul. 31, 2007 Other foreign currency denominated debt Currency, Canadian Dollar	Sep. 28, 2013 Other foreign currency denominated debt Currency, Japanese Yen USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Other foreign currency denominated debt Currency, Japanese Yen JPY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2008 Other foreign currency denominated debt Currency, Japanese Yen	Sep. 28, 2013 Capital Cities/ABC debt USD ($)		Sep. 29, 2012 Capital Cities/ABC debt USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings USD ($)		Sep. 28, 2013 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings HKD		Sep. 29, 2012 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings Maximum Interest Rates until March, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings Maximum Interest Rates until March, 2022	Sep. 28, 2013 Senior and Other Borrowings Hong Kong Disneyland borrowings Maximum Interest Rates until September, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings facilities, interest rate description												These bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company's debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company's debt rating assigned by Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.23% to 1.93%.
Credit facility, borrowing capacity	$ 6,000,000,000											$ 800,000,000													$ 188,000,000	11,700,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding																									44,000,000	2,800,000,000
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate																									10.25%	10.25%
Credit facility, amount outstanding							252,000,000
Borrowings	14,288,000,000	14,311,000,000					0		2,050,000,000				13,155,000,000		10,117,000,000			0		90,000,000	509,000,000		1,225,000,000	9,400,000,000	147,000,000	9,100,000,000	318,000,000	328,000,000		538,000,000	54,000,000,000		111,000,000		112,000,000	275,000,000		2,100,000,000		267,000,000
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate																									10.49%	10.49%
Debt Instrument Maturity Period																1 year	80 years
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Amount													12,300,000,000
Spread above LIBOR/Canadian Dealer Offered Rate										0.23%	1.93%																		0.83%			0.42%
Stated interest rate, minimum													0.45%
Stated interest rate, maximum													7.55%
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Amount													810,000,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate													0.25%
Remaining borrowing capacity																		4,000,000,000
Stated interest rate							0.00%	[1]					3.09%	[1]				0.00%	[1]		5.27%	[1]					2.11%	2.11%					8.75%	[1]		3.25%	[1]	3.25%	[1]		6.75%	7.625%	8.50%
Debt maturity, year																											2017	2017		2013	2013		2021
Loans to subsidiaries					1,700,000,000	1,300,000,000
Transaction cost, debt repayment				(24,000,000)
Debt, maturity date																																				Sep. 12, 2030		Sep. 12, 2030
Interest capitalized	77,000,000	92,000,000	91,000,000
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	$ 349,000,000	$ 472,000,000	$ 435,000,000

[1] The stated interest rate represents the weighted-average coupon rate for each category of borrowings. For floating rate borrowings, interest rates are the rates in effect at September 28, 2013; these rates are not necessarily an indication of future interest rates.