Quarterly Financial Summary - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016		Jul. 02, 2016		Apr. 02, 2016		Jan. 02, 2016		Oct. 03, 2015		Jun. 27, 2015	[2]	Mar. 28, 2015	[3]	Dec. 27, 2014	[4]	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.10	[1]	$ 1.59	[2]	$ 1.30	[3]	$ 1.73	[4]	$ 0.95	[1]	$ 1.45		$ 1.23		$ 1.27		$ 5.73	$ 4.90	$ 4.26
Net Impact of Certain Items on Earnings Per Share, Diluted (usd per share)							0.10		(0.25)
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (usd per share)	(0.01)		$ (0.03)				(0.03)		(0.02)
Disneyland Paris
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (usd per share)									$ (0.24)
Infinity Console Game
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.01				$ (0.06)
Vice Media
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (usd per share)							$ 0.13

[1] Results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 included a favorable adjustment to the Infinity Charge taken in the second quarter ($0.01 per diluted share), partially offset by restructuring and impairment charges ($0.01 per diluted share). Results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 included a non-cash charge in connection with the write-off of a deferred tax asset as a result of the Disneyland Paris recapitalization ($0.24 per diluted share) and restructuring and impairment charges ($0.02 per diluted share), which collectively resulted in a net adverse impact of $0.25 per diluted share.

[2] Results for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 included restructuring and impairment charges, which had an adverse impact of $0.03 on diluted earnings per share.

[3] Results for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 included an adverse impact of $0.06 on diluted earnings per share due to the Infinity Charge.

[4] Results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 included the Vice Gain, which had a favorable impact of $0.13 on earnings per diluted share, partially offset by restructuring and impairment charges ($0.03 per diluted share). These items resulted in a net positive benefit of $0.10 on diluted earnings per share.