CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		Total USD ($)		Class A common stock	Class B common stock	Class C common stock	Additional Paid-In Capital USD ($)	Accumulated Income (Deficit) USD ($)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income USD ($)
Beginning Balance at Sep. 30, 2012		$ 27,630					$ 19,992	$ 7,809	$ (171)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012				535	245	31
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Visa Inc.		2,563						2,563
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		38							38
Comprehensive income including non-controlling interest		2,601
Issuance of restricted stock awards (in shares)				1
Conversion of class C common stock upon sale into public market (in shares)				2		(2)
Share-based compensation		98					98
Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation		56					56
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options (in shares)				1
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options		84					84
Restricted stock instruments settled in cash for taxes shares (in shares)	[1]			0
Restricted stock and performance shares settled in cash for taxes(1)	[2]	(64)					(64)
Cash dividends declared and paid, at a quarterly amount of $0.33 per as-converted share (Note 7)		(437)						(437)
Repurchase of class A common stock (Note 7) (in shares)		(20)	[3]	(20)
Repurchase of class A common stock (Note 7)		(3,073)					(861)	(2,212)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2013		$ 26,895					$ 19,305	$ 7,723	$ (133)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013				519	245	29

[1] Figures in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. As-converted class A common stock is calculated based on whole numbers, not the rounded numbers presented.

[2] Decrease in class A common stock is less than 1 million shares.

[3] All shares repurchased in the open market have been retired and constitute authorized but unissued shares.