CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 7,588	$ 5,027
Depreciation and amortization	1,473	1,363
Deferred income taxes	(1,623)	126
Equity in the income of investees	(49)	(203)
Cash distributions received from equity investees	389	397
Net change in film and television costs and advances	(490)	(428)
Equity-based compensation	194	189
Other	155	261
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(1,004)	(284)
Inventories	64	90
Other assets	(248)	78
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(92)	(1,934)
Income taxes	406	(9)
Cash provided by operations	6,763	4,673
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(2,044)	(1,923)
Payments to Acquire Businesses and Interest in Affiliates	1,581	557
Other	(180)	90
Cash used in investing activities	(3,805)	(2,390)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Commercial paper borrowings, net	1,372	914
Borrowings	1,048	2,053
Reduction of borrowings	(1,350)	(1,233)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	1,266	1,237
Repurchases of common stock	(2,608)	(3,500)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	91	186
Other	(169)	(232)
Cash used in financing activities	(2,882)	(3,049)
Impact of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	55	(69)
Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	131	(835)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period	4,064	4,760
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, End of Period	$ 4,195	$ 3,925