CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 02, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 4,783	$ 4,007
Depreciation and amortization	1,495	1,379
Gains on acquisitions and dispositions	(184)	(75)
Deferred income taxes	153	207
Equity in the income of investees	(452)	(463)
Cash distributions received from equity investees	501	463
Net change in film and television costs	(185)	216
Equity-based compensation	311	310
Other	200	14
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	236	(532)
Inventories	76	(105)
Other assets	(77)	59
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(462)	(839)
Income taxes	36	249
Cash provided by operations	6,431	4,890
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in parks, resorts and other property	(2,851)	(2,561)
Proceeds from dispositions	15	564
Acquisitions	(737)	(172)
Other	103	2
Cash used in investing activities	(3,470)	(2,167)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Commercial paper (repayments)/borrowings, net	(558)	620
Borrowings	3,251	500
Reduction of borrowings	(1,672)	(308)
Dividends	(1,076)	(756)
Repurchases of common stock	(2,042)	(3,029)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	844	1,101
Other	(427)	(160)
Cash used in financing activities	(1,680)	(2,032)
Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(92)	106
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,189	797
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	3,185	2,722
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 4,374	$ 3,519