CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 1,904	$ 1,438
Depreciation and amortization	561	514
Gains on dispositions	(6)	(219)
Deferred income taxes	(85)	(236)
Equity in the income of investees	(239)	(110)
Cash distributions received from equity investees	187	192
Net change in film and television costs and advances	(299)	(187)
Equity-based compensation	96	100
Other	(78)	86
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(1,175)	(934)
Inventories	97	95
Other assets	(20)	42
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(707)	(314)
Income taxes	976	677
Cash provided by operations	1,212	1,144
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(658)	(545)
Sales of investments/proceeds from dispositions	136	340
Acquisitions	0	(2,265)
Other	(5)	5
Cash used in investing activities	(527)	(2,465)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Commercial paper borrowings, net	2,149	994
Borrowings	66	3,037
Reduction of borrowings	(1,046)	(776)
Dividends	0	(1,300)
Repurchases of common stock	(1,718)	(1,044)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	94	124
Other	218	101
Cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(237)	1,136
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	18	5
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	466	(180)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,931	3,387
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 4,397	$ 3,207