International Theme Park Investments - Additional Information (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified				6 Months Ended	44 Months Ended	50 Months Ended			22 Months Ended		57 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Disneyland Paris USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Disneyland Paris EUR (€)	Mar. 29, 2014 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Sep. 30, 2017 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2013 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Dec. 31, 2015 Shanghai Disney Resort USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 Shanghai Disney Resort CNY	Dec. 31, 2015 Shanghai Disney Resort USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2015 Shanghai Disney Resort CNY	Mar. 29, 2014 Shanghai Disney Resort	Mar. 29, 2014 Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company	Mar. 29, 2014 Minimum	Mar. 29, 2014 Minimum Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest
Loans to Subsidiaries		$ 2,300	€ 1,700				$ 149
Variable Spread Above HIBOR					2.00%										0.23%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	6,000	344	250
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	0	137	100
Resort Expansion Costs					550	500			800	5,000	4,700	29,000
Additional Capital Contributions Commitment							219
Loans to Subsidiaries from Noncontrolling Owners							$ 104
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners													57.00%	30.00%
Effective Ownership Interest		51.00%	51.00%	48.00%				43.00%					43.00%	70.00%
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%
Number of Hotels To Be Built											2	2
Percentage of Equity Financing to Fund Joint Venture									67.00%	67.00%
Percentage of Debt Financing to Fund Joint Venture									33.00%	33.00%