Dispositions and Other Income/(Expense)- Additional Information (Details) (ESPN STAR Sports, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Nov. 07, 2012
ESPN STAR Sports
Schedule of Other Income and Expense [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Net Sales Proceeds		$ 335
Gain on sale of equity interest in ESS	0	219
Equity Method Investment Realized Gain Loss On Disposal Net Of Tax and Allocation to NCI		$ 125

This item represents the after tax and allocation to noncontrolling interest amount of gain (loss) arising from the disposal of an equity method investment.

No definition available.

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This item represents the amount of net sales proceeds received on disposal of an equity method investment.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 35

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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