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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, treasury stock, stock options, and other types of equity.

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International Theme Park Investments - Additional Information (Detail) € / shares in Units, € in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			22 Months Ended	47 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 EUR (€) € / shares	Feb. 28, 2015 EUR (€) € / shares	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) Property	Oct. 03, 2015 CNY (¥) Property	Oct. 03, 2015 EUR (€) Property € / shares	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest					81.00%
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity \| €		€ 400
Deferred Tax Assets, Adjustment			$ 399
Disneyland Paris \| Intercompany Line of Credit Expiring Twenty Twenty-Three
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Credit facility, expiring date			Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| €					€ 400
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest					47.00%
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners					53.00%
Number Of Hotels To Be Built \| Property			3	3	3
Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest					43.00%
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners					57.00%
Number Of Hotels To Be Built \| Property			2	2	2
percent equity financing to fund joint venture						67.00%
percentage debt financing to fund joint venture						33.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest					70.00%
Effective ownership interest by noncontrolling owners					30.00%
Minimum \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage Parent Dilution Period			17 years	17 years	17 years
Maximum \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest					85.00%
Maximum \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Incremental Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Interest Upon Achieving Performance Targets					8.00%
Scenario, Plan [Member] \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Expansion Cost							$ 550
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			$ 219
Scenario, Actual [Member] \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			$ 107
EURIBOR [Member] \| Disneyland Paris \| Intercompany Line of Credit Expiring Twenty Twenty-Three
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
HIBOR [Member] \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Before International Theme Parks Consolidation
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Royalties and Management Fees			$ 60
Mandatory Tender Offer [Member] \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from sale of Parent Equity Interest \| €					€ 50
Incremental Ownership Interest by Parent	8.00%		0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| € / shares	€ 1.25
Business Acquisition by Noncontrolling Owners, Share Price \| € / shares					€ 1.25
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| €	€ 100
Loans [Member] \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| €					€ 1,000
Loans [Member] \| Scenario, Plan [Member] \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			$ 149
Loans to Subsidiaries from Noncontrolling Owners			104
Loans [Member] \| Scenario, Plan [Member] \| Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			634	¥ 4.0
Loans [Member] \| Scenario, Actual [Member] \| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Loans to Subsidiaries from Noncontrolling Owners			107
Loans [Member] \| Scenario, Actual [Member] \| Shanghai Disney Resort
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount			$ 120	¥ 0.8
Equity Rights Offering [Member] \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incremental Ownership Interest by Parent		4.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| €		€ 200
Variable Interest Entity debt repayment to Parent [Member] \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| €		€ 300
Debt Conversion to Equity [Member] \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incremental Ownership Interest by Parent		23.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| € / shares		€ 1.25
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount \| €		€ 600
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Disneyland Paris
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest					81.00%