CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Common Shares	Treasury Shares	Contributed Surplus	Accumulated Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	TE Connectivity Ltd. Shareholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balance at Sep. 28, 2012	$ 193	$ (484)	$ 6,837	$ 1,196	$ 229	$ 7,971	$ 6	$ 7,977
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2012	439	(16)
Increase (Decrease) in Equity:
Net income				1,276		1,276	1	1,277
Other comprehensive income (loss)					74	74		74
Share-based compensation expense			78			78		78
Dividends approved		$ 1	(413)			(412)		(412)
Exercise of share options		$ 214				214		214
Exercise of share options (in shares)		6
Restricted share award vestings and other activity		$ 11	(3)			8		8
Restricted share award vestings and other activity (in shares)		3
Repurchase of common shares		$ (829)				(829)		$ (829)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(20)						(20)
Cancellation of treasury shares	$ (4)	$ 367	(363)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)	(10)	10						(10)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests							(1)	$ (1)
Balance at Sep. 27, 2013	$ 189	$ (720)	6,136	2,472	303	8,380	6	8,386
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 27, 2013	429	(17)
Increase (Decrease) in Equity:
Net income				1,781		1,781		1,781
Other comprehensive income (loss)					(320)	(320)		(320)
Share-based compensation expense			84			84		84
Dividends approved			(473)			(473)		(473)
Exercise of share options		$ 156				156		156
Exercise of share options (in shares)		5
Restricted share award vestings and other activity		$ 125	(122)			3		3
Restricted share award vestings and other activity (in shares)		2
Repurchase of common shares		$ (604)				(604)		$ (604)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(11)						(11)
Cancellation of treasury shares	$ (5)	$ 399	(394)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)	(10)	10						(10)
Balance at Sep. 26, 2014	$ 184	$ (644)	5,231	4,253	(17)	9,007	6	$ 9,013
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 26, 2014	419	(11)
Increase (Decrease) in Equity:
Net income				2,420		2,420		2,420
Other comprehensive income (loss)					(356)	(356)		(356)
Share-based compensation expense			95			95		95
Dividends approved			(526)			(526)		(526)
Exercise of share options		$ 103				103		103
Exercise of share options (in shares)		3
Restricted share award vestings and other activity		$ 143	(138)			5	$ (6)	(1)
Restricted share award vestings and other activity (in shares)		1
Repurchase of common shares		$ (1,163)				(1,163)		$ (1,163)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(18)						(18)
Cancellation of treasury shares	$ (2)	$ 305	(303)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)	(5)	5						(5)
Balance at Sep. 25, 2015	$ 182	$ (1,256)	$ 4,359	$ 6,673	$ (373)	$ 9,585		$ 9,585
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 25, 2015	414	(20)