The percentage of accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interest.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date.

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Principles of Consolidation Principles of Consolidation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019	May 13, 2019	Mar. 20, 2019	Sep. 25, 2017
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	$ 9,029	$ 8,963
MLB \| BAMTech, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value	$ 670
MLB \| BAMTech, LLC \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value					$ 563
Preferred Stock Return on NCI, Accretion Percentage					8.00%
NHL \| BAMTech, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value					$ 500
NHL \| BAMTech, LLC \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value					300
NHL \| BAMTech, LLC \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value					$ 350
Hulu LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	67.00%	67.00%		60.00%
Hulu LLC \| Equity Interest Held by NBC Universal
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			33.00%
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Redemption Value			$ 27,500
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	$ 7,900