Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Income before Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Reconciling Items for Operating Income (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated
Segment operating income		$ 3,961	$ 4,189	$ 11,432	$ 12,412
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses		(238)	(192)	(678)	(536)
Restructuring and impairment charges		(207)	0	(869)	(28)
Other income/(expense), net		(123)	0	4,840	94
Interest expense, net		(411)	(143)	(617)	(415)
Amortization of Intangible Assets	[1]	(779)	0	(884)	0
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment	[2]	(185)	0	(538)	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		$ 2,018	$ 3,854	$ 12,686	$ 11,527

[1] For the quarter ended June 29, 2019, amortization of intangible assets, step-up of film and television costs and intangibles related to 21CF equity investees were $490 million, $274 million and $15 million, respectively. For the nine-months ended June 29, 2019, amortization of intangible assets, step-up of film and television costs and intangibles related to 21CF equity investees were $562 million, $307 million and $15 million, respectively.

[2] an impairment of an investment in a cable channel at A+E Television Networks