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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) ₨ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2018 HKD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Sep. 29, 2018 HKD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 INR (₨)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 CAD ($)	Sep. 25, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	All of the above bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company’s debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company’s debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.18% to 1.63%.	All of the above bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company’s debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company’s debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.18% to 1.63%.	All of the above bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company’s debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company’s debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.18% to 1.63%.			All of the above bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company’s debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company’s debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.18% to 1.63%.	All of the above bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company’s debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company’s debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.18% to 1.63%.	All of the above bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company’s debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company’s debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.18% to 1.63%.
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity	$ 12,250					$ 12,250
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Used	0					0
Letters of Credit, amount outstanding	221					220
Borrowings						20,874			$ 25,291
Interest capitalized						125			87	$ 139
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	$ 163			$ 146		682			507	$ 354
Minimum
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Spread above LIBOR	0.18%	0.18%	0.18%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread above LIBOR	1.63%	1.63%	1.63%
Letters Of Credit under Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity	$ 500					500
Foreign Currency Denominated Indian Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity						$ 149					₨ 10,800
Debt, maturity date						Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
BAMTech Notes Payable
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Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current						$ 0			1,581
Stated interest rate						0.00%					0.00%
Borrowings, Effective Interest Rate						0.00%					0.00%
Commercial paper
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Borrowings						$ 1,005			2,772
Stated interest rate						0.00%					0.00%
Borrowings, Effective Interest Rate						2.24%					2.24%
Commercial paper \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread above LIBOR						0.18%	0.18%	0.18%
Commercial paper \| Maximum
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Spread above LIBOR						1.63%	1.63%	1.63%
U.S. and European medium-term notes
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Borrowings						$ 17,400
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Amount						15,400
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Amount						$ 2,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate						2.67%					2.67%
U.S. and European medium-term notes \| Minimum
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Debt Instrument, Term						1 year	1 year	1 year
Stated interest rate						0.88%					0.88%
U.S. and European medium-term notes \| Maximum
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Debt Instrument, Term						75 years	75 years	75 years
Stated interest rate						7.55%					7.55%
European medium-term notes
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Borrowings						$ 497
Stated interest rate						2.13%					2.13%
Remaining borrowing capacity						$ 4,000
Foreign Currency Denominated Canadian Debt [Member]
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Borrowings												$ 955	$ 1,300
Stated interest rate												2.76%	2.76%
Debt, maturity date						Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2024
Capital Cities/ABC debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings						$ 103			$ 105
Stated interest rate						8.75%					8.75%
Debt, maturity date						Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Borrowings, Effective Interest Rate						5.99%					5.99%
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Loans
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Debt, maturity date						Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests	$ 143					$ 143		$ 1,100
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Loans \| HIBOR
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Spread above LIBOR	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%			2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Line of Credit
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Debt, maturity date						Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests	$ 269		$ 2,100			$ 269		$ 2,100
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort \| Line of Credit \| HIBOR
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Spread above LIBOR	1.25%	1.25%	1.25%			1.25%	1.25%	1.25%
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Loans
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Debt, maturity date						Dec. 31, 2036	Dec. 31, 2036	Dec. 31, 2036
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests	$ 1,000	¥ 7,000
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Loans \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	8.00%					8.00%					8.00%
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Shendi Loan
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Debt, maturity date						Dec. 31, 2036	Dec. 31, 2036	Dec. 31, 2036
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests						$ 1,000	¥ 7,000
Shanghai Disney Resort \| Shendi Loan \| Maximum
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Shanghai Disney Resort \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	8.00%					8.00%					8.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Financial or Other Support, Amount from Noncontrolling Interests	$ 199	¥ 1,400				$ 199	¥ 1,400
Existing Line of Credit 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023		Mar. 31, 2023
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity	$ 4,000					4,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Used	$ 0					$ 0
Existing Line of Credit 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020			Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity	$ 6,000					$ 6,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Used	$ 0					$ 0
Existing Line Of Credit 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021			Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity	$ 2,250					$ 2,250
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Used	$ 0					$ 0
Disney Cruise Line
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan to Cost Ratio	80.00%	80.00%	80.00%			80.00%	80.00%	80.00%
Disney Cruise Line \| Credit Facility available beginning April 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity	$ 1,000					$ 1,000
Stated interest rate	3.48%					3.48%					3.48%
Disney Cruise Line \| Credit Facility available beginning May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity						$ 1,100
Stated interest rate						3.72%					3.72%
Disney Cruise Line \| Credit Facility available beginning April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity	$ 1,100					$ 1,100
Stated interest rate	3.74%					3.74%					3.74%
21CF
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Committed Capacity						$ 35,700
21CF \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread above LIBOR						0.875%	0.875%	0.875%
BAMTech, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest						75.00%			42.00%		75.00%			42.00%	33.00%
BAMTech, LLC \| BAMTech Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current									$ 1,600