Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Nov. 16, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 01, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	DIS
Entity Registrant Name	WALT DISNEY CO/
Entity Central Index Key	0001001039
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-01
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,591,460,982
Entity Public Float			$ 160.9