| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2414407 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Related Accrual for Interest (Detail) (http://corporate.disney.go.com/role/IncomeTaxesReconciliationOfBeginningAndEndingAmountOfGrossUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsExcludingRelatedAccrualForInterestDetail) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001001039 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2012-09-30 - 2013-09-28 | 2011-10-02 - 2012-09-29 | 2010-10-03 - 2011-10-01 | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward] | |||
Balance at the beginning of the year | 668,000,000 | 718,000,000 | 680,000,000 |
Increases for current year tax positions | 222,000,000 | 85,000,000 | 75,000,000 |
Increases for prior year tax positions | 365,000,000 | 26,000,000 | 41,000,000 |
Decreases in prior year tax positions | (9,000,000) | (68,000,000) | (17,000,000) |
Settlements with taxing authorities | (126,000,000) | (93,000,000) | (61,000,000) |
Balance at the end of the year | 1,120,000,000 | 668,000,000 | 718,000,000 |