| Sep 28,
2019 | Oct 3,
2020 | Oct 2,
2021 | Oct 1,
2022 | Sep 30,
2023 | Sep 28,
2024 |
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| Net income from continuing operations | 10,913 | -2,442 | 2,536 | 3,553 | 3,390 | 5,773 |
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| Depreciation and amortization | 4,160 | 5,345 | 5,111 | 5,163 | 5,369 | 4,990 |
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| Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment | - | 4,953 | - | - | 2,987 | 3,511 |
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| Net (gain)/loss on investments | 4,794 | 920 | 332 | -714 | 166 | -5 |
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| Deferred income taxes | 117 | -392 | -1,241 | 200 | -1,346 | -821 |
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| Equity in the income of investees | -103 | 651 | 761 | 816 | 782 | 575 |
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| Cash distributions received from equity investees | 754 | 774 | 754 | 779 | 720 | 437 |
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| Net change in produced and licensed content costs and advances | 542 | -397 | 4,301 | 6,271 | 1,908 | -1,046 |
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| Equity-based compensation | 711 | 525 | 600 | 977 | 1,143 | 1,366 |
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| Pension and Postretirement Medical Amortization | - | - | 816 | 620 | 4 | -96 |
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| Other, net | 206 | 641 | 144 | 595 | 278 | -52 |
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| Receivables | -55 | -1,943 | 357 | -605 | -358 | 565 |
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| Inventories | 223 | -14 | -252 | 420 | 183 | 42 |
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| Other assets | -932 | 157 | -171 | 707 | 201 | -265 |
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| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 191 | -2,293 | 2,410 | 964 | -1,142 | 156 |
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| Income taxes | -6,599 | -152 | -282 | 46 | 1,345 | -1,427 |
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| Cash provided by operations - continuing operations | 5,984 | 7,616 | 5,566 | 6,002 | 9,866 | 13,971 |
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| Investments in parks, resorts and other property | 4,876 | 4,022 | 3,578 | 4,943 | 4,969 | 5,412 |
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| Proceeds from sales of investments | - | - | - | - | -458 | -105 |
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| Purchase of investments | - | - | - | - | - | 1,506 |
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| Other, net | 319 | -172 | -407 | 65 | 130 | 68 |
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| Cash used in investing activities - continuing operations | - | - | - | - | - | -6,881 |
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| Commercial paper borrowings (payments), net | - | - | - | - | - | 1,532 |
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| Borrowings | 38,240 | 18,120 | 64 | 333 | 83 | 132 |
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| Reduction of borrowings | 38,881 | 3,533 | 3,737 | 4,016 | 1,675 | 3,064 |
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| Dividends | 2,895 | 1,587 | - | - | - | 1,366 |
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| Repurchases of common stock | - | - | - | - | - | 2,992 |
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| Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests | 737 | 94 | 91 | - | 735 | 9 |
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| Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests | 1,430 | - | 350 | - | 900 | 8,610 |
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| Other, net | -871 | -1,565 | -862 | -839 | -828 | -929 |
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| Cash used in financing activities - continuing operations | -464 | 8,480 | -4,385 | -4,729 | -2,724 | -15,288 |
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| Cash provided by operations - discontinued operations | 622 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
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| Cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations | -626 | - | - | -12 | - | - |
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| Cash used in discontinued operations | 10,974 | 215 | 9 | -4 | - | - |
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| Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations | - | - | - | -603 | 73 | 65 |
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| Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | 1,300 | 12,499 | -1,951 | -4,342 | 2,574 | -8,133 |
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| Interest paid | 1,142 | 1,559 | 1,892 | 1,685 | 2,110 | 2,134 |
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| Income taxes paid | 9,259 | 738 | 1,638 | 1,097 | 1,193 | 3,963 |
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