CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020
Revenues		$ 17,022	$ 11,779	$ 48,884	$ 50,681
Selling, general, administrative and other		(3,168)	(2,455)	(9,198)	(9,557)
Depreciation and amortization		(1,266)	(1,377)	(3,836)	(4,010)
Total costs and expenses		(15,667)	(11,728)	(45,824)	(46,434)
Restructuring and impairment charges		(35)	(5,047)	(562)	(5,342)
Other income (expense), net		(91)	382	214	382
Interest expense, net		(445)	(412)	(1,089)	(995)
Equity in the income of investees		211	186	648	545
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		995	(4,840)	2,271	(1,163)
Income taxes on continuing operations		133	331	9	(650)
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations		1,128	(4,509)	2,280	(1,813)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of $2, $1, $9 and $11, respectively)		(5)	(3)	(28)	(32)
Net Income (Loss)		1,123	(4,512)	2,252	(1,845)
Net Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		(205)	(209)	(416)	(309)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Walt Disney Company (Disney)		$ 918	$ (4,721)	$ 1,836	$ (2,154)
Earnings per share attributable to Disney:
Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share		$ 0.50	$ (2.61)	$ 1.02	$ (1.17)
Discontinued Operations, Per Diluted Share		0	0	(0.02)	(0.02)
Diluted	[1]	0.50	(2.61)	1.00	(1.19)
Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share		0.51	(2.61)	1.03	(1.17)
Discontinued Operation, Per Basic Share		0	0	(0.02)	(0.02)
Basic	[1]	$ 0.50	$ (2.61)	$ 1.01	$ (1.19)
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Diluted (shares)		1,830	1,809	1,827	1,807
Basic (shares)		1,818	1,809	1,816	1,807
Service
Revenues		$ 15,585	$ 11,235	$ 44,978	$ 45,519
Cost of Goods and Services Sold		(10,251)	(7,209)	(29,921)	(29,287)
Product
Revenues		1,437	544	3,906	5,162
Cost of Goods and Services Sold		$ (982)	$ (687)	$ (2,869)	$ (3,580)

[1] Total may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding.