CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock	Total Disney Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2012		1,780
BEGINNING BALANCE at Sep. 29, 2012	$ 41,958	$ 31,731	$ 42,965	$ (3,266)	$ (31,671)	$ 39,759	$ 2,199
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	8,746		6,136	2,079		8,215	531
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		27
Equity compensation activity	$ 1,007	$ 1,007				1,007
Common stock repurchases (in shares)	(71)	(71)
Common stock repurchases	$ (4,087)				(4,087)	(4,087)
Dividends	(1,324)	$ 18	(1,342)			(1,324)
Acquisition of Lucasfilm (in shares)		37
Acquisition of Lucasfilm	1,861	$ 679			1,176	1,855	6
Contributions	505						505
Distributions and other	(516)	$ 5	(1)			4	(520)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2013		1,773
ENDING BALANCE at Sep. 28, 2013	48,150	$ 33,440	47,758	(1,187)	(34,582)	45,429	2,721
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	7,187		7,501	(781)		6,720	467
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		18
Equity compensation activity	$ 844	$ 844				844
Common stock repurchases (in shares)	(84)	(84)
Common stock repurchases	$ (6,527)				(6,527)	(6,527)
Dividends	(1,508)	$ 17	(1,525)			(1,508)
Contributions	608						608
Distributions and other	(576)						(576)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 27, 2014		1,707
ENDING BALANCE at Sep. 27, 2014	48,178	$ 34,301	53,734	(1,968)	(41,109)	44,958	3,220
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	8,322		8,382	(453)		7,929	393
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		14
Equity compensation activity	$ 828	$ 828				828
Common stock repurchases (in shares)	(60)	(60)
Common stock repurchases	$ (6,095)				(6,095)	(6,095)
Dividends	(3,063)	$ 24	(3,087)			(3,063)
Contributions	1,012						1,012
Distributions and other	(527)	$ (31)	(1)			(32)	(495)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Oct. 03, 2015		1,661
ENDING BALANCE at Oct. 03, 2015	$ 48,655	$ 35,122	$ 59,028	$ (2,421)	$ (47,204)	$ 44,525	$ 4,130