CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Retained Earnings	AOCI Attributable to Parent	Treasury Stock	Disney Shareholders	Non-controlling Interests	[1]	Total excluding redeemable noncontrolling interest
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2018		1,488
Beginning Balance at Sep. 29, 2018		$ 36,779	$ 82,679	$ (3,097)	$ (67,588)	$ 48,773	$ 4,059		$ 52,832
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	$ 2,809		2,788	21		2,809	(1)		2,808
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		2
Equity compensation activity		$ 20				20			20
Dividends			(1,310)			(1,310)			(1,310)
Contributions							20		20
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02			691	(691)
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update 2016-16	100		129			129			129
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09			(116)			(116)			(116)
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update, Other			22	(15)		7			7
Distributions and other			4			4	(1)		3
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2018		1,490
Ending Balance at Dec. 29, 2018		$ 36,799	84,887	(3,782)	(67,588)	50,316	4,077		54,393
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2019		1,802
Beginning Balance at Sep. 28, 2019	93,889	$ 53,907	42,494	(6,617)	(907)	88,877	5,012		93,889
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	2,274		2,107	84		2,191	17		2,208
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		3
Equity compensation activity		$ 88				88			88
Dividends			(1,587)			(1,587)			(1,587)
Contributions							20		20
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02			197			197			197
Distributions and other			(9)			(9)	(33)		(42)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 28, 2019		1,805
Ending Balance at Dec. 28, 2019	$ 94,773	$ 53,995	$ 43,202	$ (6,533)	$ (907)	$ 89,757	$ 5,016		$ 94,773

[1] Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interests