Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash [Table Text Block]

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet to the total of the amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

	October 2, 2021		October 3, 2020		September 28, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	15,959	$	17,914	5,418
Restricted cash included in:
Other current assets	3		3		26
Other assets	41		37		11
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows	$	16,003	$	17,954	$	5,455

Depreciation Computed on Straight-Line Method Over Estimated Useful Lives

Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method, generally over estimated useful lives as follows:

Attractions, buildings and improvements	20 – 40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3 – 25 years
Land improvements	20 – 40 years
Leasehold improvements	Life of lease or asset life if less

Expected Aggregate Annual Amortization Expense for Existing Amortizable Intangible Assets

The Company expects its aggregate annual amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for fiscal 2022 through 2026 to be as follows:

2022	$	2,005
2023	1,806
2024	1,567
2025	1,469
2026	976

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares Outstanding and Number of Awards Excluded from Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculation

A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding and the number of Awards excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were anti-dilutive, are as follows:

	2021	2020	2019
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)	1,816	1,808	1,656
Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards(1)	12	—	10
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)	1,828	1,808	1,666
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share	4	35	7

(1)Amounts exclude all potential common and common equivalent shares for periods when there is a net loss from continuing operations.