CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2015	Jun. 27, 2014	Jun. 26, 2015	Jun. 27, 2014
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales	$ 3,118	$ 3,075	$ 9,249	$ 8,901
Cost of sales	2,070	2,057	6,130	5,943
Gross margin	1,048	1,018	3,119	2,958
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	393	396	1,170	1,154
Research, development, and engineering expenses	159	147	479	433
Acquisition and integration costs	8	1	46	2
Restructuring and other charges, net	19	10	82	15
Operating income	469	464	1,342	1,354
Interest income	4	4	13	13
Interest expense	(33)	(28)	(104)	(93)
Other income (expense), net	11	9	(64)	57
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	451	449	1,187	1,331
Income tax expense	(100)	(102)	(85)	(331)
Income from continuing operations	351	347	1,102	1,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(42)	56	278	118
Net income attributable to TE Connectivity Ltd.	$ 309	$ 403	$ 1,380	$ 1,118
Basic earnings per share attributable to TE Connectivity Ltd.:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86	$ 0.85	$ 2.71	$ 2.44
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.10)	0.14	0.68	0.29
Net income (in dollars per share)	0.76	0.99	3.39	2.73
Diluted earnings per share attributable to TE Connectivity Ltd.:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.85	0.83	2.67	2.40
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.10)	0.13	0.67	0.28
Net income (in dollars per share)	0.75	0.97	3.34	2.68
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.29	$ 0.91	$ 0.79
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	406	409	407	410
Diluted (in shares)	412	416	413	417