Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2015	Nov. 05, 2015	Mar. 27, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	TE Connectivity Ltd.
Entity Central Index Key	0001385157
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 25, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-25
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 28.7
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		386,305,893
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY