CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$ 9,790	$ 8,852	$ 8,004
Depreciation and amortization	2,527	2,354	2,288
Gains on sales of investments and dispositions	(26)	(91)	(299)
Deferred income taxes	1,214	(102)	517
Equity in the income of investees	(926)	(814)	(854)
Cash distributions received from equity investees	799	752	718
Net change in film and television costs and advances	(101)	(922)	(964)
Equity-based compensation	393	410	408
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement	445	341	234
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(393)	(211)	(480)
Inventories	186	1	(81)
Other assets	(137)	34	(151)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	40	(49)	536
Income taxes	(598)	354	(96)
Cash provided by operations	13,213	10,909	9,780
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(4,773)	(4,265)	(3,311)
Sales of investments/proceeds from dispositions	45	166	395
Acquisitions	(850)	0	(402)
Other	(180)	(146)	(27)
Cash used in investing activities	(5,758)	(4,245)	(3,345)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Commercial paper borrowings/(repayments), net	(920)	2,376	50
Borrowings	6,065	2,550	2,231
Reduction of borrowings	(2,205)	(2,221)	(1,648)
Dividends	(2,313)	(3,063)	(1,508)
Repurchases of common stock	(7,499)	(6,095)	(6,527)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	259	329	404
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	0	1,012	608
Other	(378)	(402)	(320)
Cash used in financing activities	(6,991)	(5,514)	(6,710)
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(123)	(302)	(235)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	341	848	(510)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	4,269	3,421	3,931
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	4,610	4,269	3,421
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	395	314	310
Income taxes paid	$ 4,133	$ 4,396	$ 3,483