Description of Business and Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) Property	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of owned television stations	8
Number of owned and operated radio stations	4
Hulu Equity Redemption charge | $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 55
Disneyland Paris
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of theme parks	2
Number of hotels	7
Effective ownership interest	81.00%
Number of convention centers	2
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of theme parks	1
Number of hotels	2
Effective ownership interest	47.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest	43.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest	70.00%
Florida
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of theme parks	4
Number of hotels	18
California
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of theme parks	2
Number of hotels	3
Tokyo
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of theme parks	2
Number of hotels	3
Hulu LLC
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Hulu Equity Redemption charge | $		$ 55	$ 55
Maximum | Disneyland Paris
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest	85.00%
Pro Forma [Member] | Disneyland Paris
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest	81.00%