CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Retained Earnings	AOCI Attributable to Parent	Treasury Stock	Disney Shareholders	Non-controlling Interests		Total excluding redeemable noncontrolling interest
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2018		1,488,000
Beginning Balance at Sep. 29, 2018		$ 36,779	$ 82,679	$ (3,097)	$ (67,588)	$ 48,773	$ 4,059	[1]	$ 52,832
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	$ 10,464		10,000	82		10,082	318	[1]	10,400
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		6,000
Equity compensation activity		$ 738				738			738
Dividends		$ 8	(2,903)			(2,895)			(2,895)
Contributions	544						736	[1]	736
Acquisition of TFCF (in shares)		307,000
Acquisition of TFCF		$ 33,774				33,774	10,542	[1]	44,316
Treasury Stock, Retired, Cost Method, Amount		(17,563)	(49,118)		66,681
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02			691	(691)
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update 2016-16			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
Temporary Equity, Accretion to Redemption Value							(7,797)	[1]	(7,797)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests							(1,430)	[1]	(1,430)
Distributions and other		$ (18)	(2)			(20)	(544)	[1]	(564)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Jun. 29, 2019		1,801,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 29, 2019		$ 53,718	41,382	(3,721)	(907)	90,472	5,884	[1]	96,356
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 30, 2019		1,798,000
Beginning Balance at Mar. 30, 2019		$ 53,419	41,212	(3,786)	(907)	89,938	14,401	[2]	104,339
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	2,014		1,760	65		1,825	128	[2]	1,953
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		3,000
Equity compensation activity		$ 323				323			323
Dividends			(1,585)			(1,585)			(1,585)
Contributions							689	[2]	689
Acquisition of TFCF		(30)				(30)	(96)	[2]	(126)
Temporary Equity, Accretion to Redemption Value							(7,797)	[2]	(7,797)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests							(1,430)	[2]	(1,430)
Distributions and other		$ 6	(5)			1	(11)	[2]	(10)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Jun. 29, 2019		1,801,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 29, 2019		$ 53,718	41,382	(3,721)	(907)	90,472	5,884	[1]	96,356
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2019		1,802,000
Beginning Balance at Sep. 28, 2019	93,889	$ 53,907	42,494	(6,617)	(907)	88,877	5,012	[1]	93,889
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	(1,819)		(2,154)	0		(2,154)	135	[1]	(2,019)
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		5,000
Equity compensation activity		$ 470				470			470
Dividends		$ 9	(1,596)			(1,587)			(1,587)
Contributions	0						53	[1]	53
Adoption of new accounting guidance | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02			197			197			197
Distributions and other			63			63	(603)	[1]	(540)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Jun. 27, 2020		1,807,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 27, 2020	90,463	$ 54,386	39,004	(6,617)	(907)	85,866	4,597	[1]	90,463
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 28, 2020		1,806,000
Beginning Balance at Mar. 28, 2020		$ 54,230	43,721	(6,637)	(907)	90,407	4,470	[2]	94,877
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	(4,492)		(4,721)	20		(4,701)	141	[2]	(4,560)
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		1,000
Equity compensation activity		$ 156				156			156
Distributions and other			4			4	(14)	[2]	(10)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Jun. 27, 2020		1,807,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 27, 2020	$ 90,463	$ 54,386	$ 39,004	$ (6,617)	$ (907)	$ 85,866	$ 4,597	[1]	$ 90,463

[1] Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interests.

[2] Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interests.