Additional Capital Contributions Commitment

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Loans to Subsidiaries.

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Loans to Subsidiaries from Noncontrolling Owners

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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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Number Of Hotels To Be Built

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The percentage of financing that will come in the form of debt to fund a joint venture

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The percentage of financing that will come in the form of equity contributions to fund a joint venture

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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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) In Millions, unless otherwise specified				9 Months Ended	47 Months Ended	50 Months Ended		22 Months Ended		57 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2014 Disneyland Paris USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2014 Disneyland Paris EUR (€)	Jun. 28, 2014 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Dec. 31, 2017 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)	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	Jun. 28, 2014 Shanghai Disney Resort	Jun. 28, 2014 Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company	Jun. 28, 2014 Minimum	Jun. 28, 2014 Minimum Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Jul. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Hong Kong Disneyland Resort	Jul. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Hong Kong Disneyland Resort USD ($)
Noncontrolling Interest
Effective Ownership Interest		51.00%	51.00%	48.00%			43.00%					43.00%	70.00%
Loans to Subsidiaries		$ 2,300	€ 1,700														$ 149
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	6,000	340	250
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	0	136	100
Resort Expansion Costs					550	500		800	5,000	4,700	29,000
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%
Additional Capital Contributions Commitment																	219
Loans to Subsidiaries from Noncontrolling Owners																	$ 104
Variable Spread Above HIBOR														0.23%		2.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners												57.00%	30.00%
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%