Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2016	Apr. 15, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	TE Connectivity Ltd.
Entity Central Index Key	0001385157
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 25, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		357,616,198
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2