Loans to Subsidiaries.

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Noncontrolling Interest, Future Ownership Percentage by Parent Upon Achieving Performance Targets

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Noncontrolling Interest, Incremental Ownership Percentage in Fiscal 2015

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Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage Parent Dilution Period

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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International Theme Park Investments - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended			50 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013 Disneyland Paris USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Disneyland Paris EUR (€)	Sep. 28, 2013 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Jul. 29, 2013 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Dec. 28, 2013 Shanghai Disney Resort	Dec. 28, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Disneyland Paris EUR (€)	Dec. 28, 2013 Minimum Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Loans To Subsidiaries		$ 68,000,000	€ 50,000,000					€ 50,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions				$ 500,000,000
Effective ownership interest		51.00%	51.00%		48.00%	43.00%	43.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Future Ownership Percentage by Parent Upon Achieving Performance Targets									38.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage Parent Dilution Period									18 years
Noncontrolling Interest, Incremental Ownership Percentage in Fiscal 2015	1.00%