Revenues Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Source (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 91,361	$ 88,898	$ 82,722
Content License Early Termination	0	0	(1,023)
Affiliate fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	16,107	16,875	17,525
Subscription fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	20,446	17,937	15,291
Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	11,894	11,518	13,048
Theme park admissions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	11,171	10,423	8,602
Resort and vacations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	8,375	7,949	6,410
Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise, food and beverage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	9,204	8,921	7,838
Merchandise licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	3,784	3,128	3,969
TV/VOD distribution licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,603	2,992	2,879
Theatrical distribution licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,266	3,174	1,875
Home entertainment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	753	931	1,083
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,758	5,050	4,202
Entertainment Segment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	41,186	40,635	39,569
Entertainment Segment | Affiliate fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	6,872	7,369	7,739
Entertainment Segment | Subscription fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	18,796	16,420	14,178
Entertainment Segment | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	7,506	7,594	8,674
Entertainment Segment | Merchandise licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	642	619	620
Entertainment Segment | TV/VOD distribution licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,298	2,645	3,551
Entertainment Segment | Theatrical distribution licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,266	3,174	1,875
Entertainment Segment | Home entertainment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	753	931	1,083
Entertainment Segment | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,053	1,883	1,849
Sports Segment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	17,619	17,111	17,270
Sports Segment | Affiliate fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	10,418	10,590	10,796
Sports Segment | Subscription fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,650	1,517	1,113
Sports Segment | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,388	3,920	4,370
Sports Segment | TV/VOD distribution licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	305	347	351
Sports Segment | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	858	737	640
Experiences Segment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	34,151	32,549	28,085
Experiences Segment | Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	4	4
Experiences Segment | Theme park admissions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	11,171	10,423	8,602
Experiences Segment | Resort and vacations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	8,375	7,949	6,410
Experiences Segment | Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise, food and beverage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	9,204	8,921	7,838
Experiences Segment | Merchandise licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	3,142	2,509	3,349
Experiences Segment | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,259	2,743	1,882
Eliminations and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(1,595)	(1,397)	(2,202)
Eliminations and Other | Affiliate fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(1,183)	(1,084)	(1,010)
Eliminations and Other | TV/VOD distribution licensing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Content License Early Termination			(1,023)
Eliminations and Other | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ (412)	$ (313)	$ (169)