CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock, Common	Total Disney Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	[1]	Total excluding redeemable noncontrolling interest [Member]
BEGINNING BALANCE (in shares) at Oct. 02, 2021		1,818,000
BEGINNING BALANCE at Oct. 02, 2021		$ 55,471	$ 40,429	$ (6,440)	$ (907)	$ 88,553	$ 4,458		$ 93,011
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 5,683		3,145	2,321		5,466	(68)		5,398
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		6,000
Equity compensation activity		$ 925				925			925
Contributions	74						74		74
Distributions and other		$ 2	62			64	(593)		(529)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Oct. 01, 2022		1,824,000
ENDING BALANCE at Oct. 01, 2022		$ 56,398	43,636	(4,119)	(907)	95,008	3,871		98,879
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	4,184		2,354	827		3,181	549		3,730
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		6,000
Equity compensation activity		$ 1,056				1,056			1,056
Contributions	$ 735						806		806
Distributions and other		$ (71)	103			32	(546)		(514)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	1,800,000	1,830,000
ENDING BALANCE at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 103,957	$ 57,383	46,093	(3,292)	(907)	99,277	4,680		103,957
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 5,450		4,972	(407)		4,565	730		5,295
Equity compensation activity (in shares)		10,000
Equity compensation activity		$ 1,195				1,195			1,195
Dividends		$ 13	(1,379)			(1,366)			(1,366)
Common stock repurchases (in shares)	(28,000)	(28,000)
Common stock repurchases	$ 3,000				(2,992)	(2,992)			(2,992)
Contributions	$ 9						9		9
Distributions and other		$ 1	36		(20)	17	(593)		(576)
ENDING BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2024	1,900,000	1,812,000
ENDING BALANCE at Sep. 28, 2024	$ 105,522	$ 58,592	$ 49,722	$ (3,699)	$ (3,919)	$ 100,696	$ 4,826		$ 105,522

[1] Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interest.