CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013	Mar. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales	$ 3,431	$ 3,265	$ 6,757	$ 6,399
Cost of sales	2,258	2,213	4,467	4,358
Gross margin	1,173	1,052	2,290	2,041
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	471	438	938	866
Research, development, and engineering expenses	170	171	334	342
Acquisition and integration costs	1	3	1	8
Restructuring and other charges, net	21	81	28	173
Operating income	510	359	989	652
Interest income	4	5	9	9
Interest expense	(30)	(35)	(64)	(72)
Other income (expense), net	16	9	48	(217)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	500	338	982	372
Income tax (expense) benefit	(136)	(60)	(263)	185
Income from continuing operations	364	278	719	557
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2)	(1)	(4)	(3)
Net income attributable to TE Connectivity Ltd.	$ 362	$ 277	$ 715	$ 554
Basic earnings per share attributable to TE Connectivity Ltd.:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.89	$ 0.66	$ 1.75	$ 1.32
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.66	$ 1.74	$ 1.32
Diluted earnings per share attributable to TE Connectivity Ltd.:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ 0.66	$ 1.72	$ 1.31
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ 0.65	$ 1.71	$ 1.30
Dividends and cash distributions paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.21	$ 0.50	$ 0.42
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	410	420	411	421
Diluted (in shares)	417	424	417	425