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Dispositions
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2024
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure Dispositions
The Company and RIL plan to close the Star India Transaction on or about November 14, 2024, which will form a joint venture that includes Star India and certain media and entertainment businesses controlled by RIL, primarily in India. RIL has an effective 56% controlling interest in the joint venture with 37% held by the Company, and 7% by Bodhi Tree Systems, a third party investment company.
Star India’s assets and liabilities are classified as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 28, 2024, and we recorded $1.5 billion of non-cash impairment charges in “Restructuring and impairment charges” in fiscal 2024 to reflect Star India at its fair value less costs to sell. The measurement of these impairment charges included non-cash cumulative foreign currency translation losses of approximately $0.8 billion. In addition, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we anticipate we will recognize a non-cash tax charge of approximately $0.3 billion in connection with the close of the transaction.
Assets and liabilities of Star India are classified as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 28, 2024 as follows:
Receivables and other current assets$749 
Content advances535 
Total current assets1,284 
Produced and licensed content costs549 
Property and equipment, net106 
Intangible assets, net757 
Goodwill1,106 
Other assets559 
Total assets(1)
$4,361 
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities$358 
Deferred revenue and other88 
Total current liabilities446 
Other long-term liabilities379 
Total liabilities(1)
$825 
(1)Total current assets and non-current assets held for sale are included in “Other current assets” and “Other assets,” respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Total current liabilities and non-current liabilities held for sale are included in “Deferred revenue and other” and “Other long-term liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. These assets and liabilities are subject to change through closing.
Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
EntertainmentSportsExperiencesStar IndiaTotal
Balance at Oct. 1, 2022$55,488  $16,859  $5,550  $—  $77,897  
Impairments(1)
(425) (296) —  —  (721) 
Currency translation adjustments and other, net(32) (77) —  —  (109) 
Balance at Sep. 30, 2023$55,031  $16,486  $5,550  $—  $77,067  
Allocation to Star India(2,445) —  —  2,445  —  
Impairments(1)
(1,287) —  —  (1,335) (2,622) 
Reclassification to held for sale—  —  —  (1,106) (1,106) 
Currency translation adjustments and other, net(9) —  —  (4) (13) 
Balance at Sep. 28, 2024$51,290  $16,486  $5,550  $—  $73,326  
(1)Current year reflects impairments related to entertainment linear networks and Star India (see Note 18). Prior year reflects impairments at entertainment and international sports linear networks (see Note 18).