Financial Information by Operating Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		$ 15,303	$ 15,351
Segment operating income		3,655	3,986
Media Networks
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		5,921	5,555
Segment operating income		1,330	1,243
Parks Experiences & Consumer Products
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	[1]	6,824	6,527
Segment operating income	[1]	2,152	1,954
Studio Entertainment
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	[1]	1,824	2,509
Segment operating income	[1]	309	825
Direct-to-Consumer & International
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		918	931
Segment operating income		(136)	(42)
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	[2]	(184)	(171)
Segment operating income		$ 0	$ 6

[1] Studio Entertainment revenues and operating income include an allocation of Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products revenues, which is meant to reflect royalties on sales of merchandise based on film properties. The increase to Studio Entertainment revenues and operating income and corresponding decrease to Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products revenues and operating income was $154 million and $171 million for the quarters ended December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively.

[2] Intersegment content transactions are as follows:   Quarter Ended (in millions) December 29,
2018   December 30,
2017 Revenues       Studio Entertainment:       Content transactions with Media Networks $ (21 )   $ (31 ) Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International (18 )   (8 ) Media Networks:       Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International (145 )   (132 ) Total revenues $ (184 )   $ (171 )