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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended October 1, 2016
 
Commission File Number 1-11605
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Incorporated in Delaware
500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California 91521
(818) 560-1000
 
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95-4545390
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The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates (based on the closing price on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter as reported on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions) was $160.9 billion. All executive officers and directors of the registrant and all persons filing a Schedule 13D with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect to registrant’s common stock have been deemed, solely for the purpose of the foregoing calculation, to be “affiliates” of the registrant.
There were 1,591,460,982 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 16, 2016.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Certain information required for Part III of this report is incorporated herein by reference to the proxy statement for the 2017 annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders.



THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
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PART II
 
 
 
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PART IV
 
 
 
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PART I
ITEM 1. Business
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in four business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, and Consumer Products & Interactive Media. For convenience, the terms “Company” and “we” are used to refer collectively to the parent company and the subsidiaries through which our various businesses are actually conducted.
Information on the Company’s revenues, segment operating income and identifiable assets appears in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 hereof. The Company employed approximately 195,000 people as of October 1, 2016.
MEDIA NETWORKS
The Media Networks segment includes cable and broadcast television networks, television production and distribution operations, domestic television stations and radio networks and stations. The Company also has investments in entities that operate programming, distribution and content management services, including television networks, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
The businesses in the Media Networks segment principally generate revenue from the following:
fees charged to cable, satellite, and telecommunications service providers (Multi-channel Video Programming Distributors “MVPD”), broadband service providers (digital MVPDs) and television stations affiliated with our domestic broadcast television network for the right to deliver our programs to their customers/subscribers (“affiliate fees”);
the sale to advertisers of time in programs for commercial announcements (“ad sales”); and
the sale to television networks and distributors for the right to use our television programming (“program sales”).
Operating expenses primarily consist of programming and production costs, participations and residuals expense, technical support costs, operating labor and distribution costs.
Cable Networks
Our primary cable networks consist of ESPN, the Disney Channels and Freeform, which produce their own programs or acquire rights from third parties to air their programs on our networks.
Cable networks derive the majority of their revenues from affiliate fees and, for certain networks (primarily ESPN and Freeform), ad sales. Generally, the Company’s cable networks provide programming services under multi-year agreements with MVPDs that include contractually determined rates on a per subscriber basis. The amounts that we can charge to MVPDs for our cable network services are largely dependent on the quality and quantity of programming that we can provide and the competitive market. The ability to sell time for commercial announcements and the rates received are primarily dependent on the size and nature of the audience that the network can deliver to the advertiser as well as overall advertiser demand. We also sell programming developed by our cable networks worldwide to television broadcasters, to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, and in home entertainment formats such as DVD, Blu-ray and iTunes.


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The Company’s significant cable networks and the number of subscribers as estimated by Nielsen Media Research(1) (except where noted) are as follows: 
 
Estimated
Subscribers
(in millions)
ESPN - Domestic
 
ESPN
90
ESPN2
89
ESPNU
71
ESPNEWS (2)
70
SEC Network (2)
62
Disney Channels - Domestic
 
Disney Channel
93
Disney Junior
74
Disney XD
78
Freeform
91
International Channels (3)
 
ESPN channels
141
Disney Channel
205
Disney Junior
140
Disney XD
127
(1) 
Nielsen Media Research estimates are as of September 2016 and only capture traditional MVPD subscriber counts and do not include digital MVPD subscribers.
(2) 
Because Nielsen Media Research does not measure these networks, estimated subscriber counts are according to SNL Kagan as of December 2015.
(3) 
Because Nielsen Media Research and SNL Kagan do not measure these networks, estimated subscriber counts are based on internal management reports as of September 2016.
ESPN
ESPN is a multimedia sports entertainment company owned 80% by the Company and 20% by Hearst Corporation. ESPN operates eight 24-hour domestic television sports networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU (a network devoted to college sports), ESPNEWS, SEC Network (a sports programming network dedicated to Southeastern Conference college athletics), ESPN Classic, the regionally focused Longhorn Network (a network dedicated to The University of Texas athletics) and ESPN Deportes (a Spanish language network), which are all simulcast in high definition except ESPN Classic. ESPN programs the sports schedule on the ABC Television Network, which is branded ESPN on ABC. ESPN owns 19 television networks outside of the United States (primarily in Latin America) that allow ESPN to reach sports fans in over 60 countries and territories in four languages.
ESPN holds rights for various professional and college sports programming including college football (including bowl games and the College Football Playoff) and basketball, the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), US Open Tennis, various soccer rights, the Wimbledon Championships and the Masters golf tournament.
ESPN also operates:
ESPN.com – which delivers comprehensive sports news, information and video on internet-connected devices
WatchESPN – which delivers live streams of most of ESPN’s domestic networks on internet-connected devices to authenticated MVPD subscribers. Non-subscribers have limited access to certain content on select Watch platforms
ESPN3, SEC Network + and ACC Network Extra – which are ESPN’s live multi-screen sports networks that deliver exclusive sports events and are accessible on WatchESPN
ESPN Events – which owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events including bowl games, basketball games and post-season award shows

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ESPN Radio – which distributes talk and play by play programming and is one of the largest sports radio networks in the U.S. ESPN Radio network programming is carried on more than 500 terrestrial stations including four ESPN owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas and on satellite and internet radio
ESPN The Magazine – which is a bi-weekly sports magazine
Disney Channels
The Company operates over 100 Disney branded television channels, which are broadcast in 34 languages and 163 countries/territories. Branded channels include Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Disney Cinemagic, Disney Cinema and DLife. Disney Channel content is also available through subscription and video-on-demand services and online through our websites: DisneyChannel.com, DisneyXD.com and DisneyJunior.com. Programming for these networks includes internally developed and acquired programming. The Disney Channels also include Radio Disney and RadioDisney.com.
Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD are available digitally through products that deliver live or on-demand channel programming on internet-connected devices to authenticated MVPD subscribers. Non-subscribers have limited access to select content on these platforms.
Disney Channel - Disney Channel is a cable network airing original series and movie programming targeted to kids ages 2 to 14. In the U.S., Disney Channel airs 24 hours a day. Disney Channel develops and produces shows for exhibition on its network, including live-action comedy series, animated programming and preschool series as well as original movies. Disney Channel also airs programming and content from Disney’s theatrical film and television programming library.
Disney Junior - Disney Junior is a cable network that airs programming targeted to kids ages 2 to 7 and their parents and caregivers, featuring animated and live-action programming that blends Disney’s storytelling and characters with learning. In the U.S., Disney Junior airs 24 hours a day. Disney Junior also airs as a programming block on the Disney Channel.
Disney XD - Disney XD is a cable channel airing a mix of live-action and animated original programming targeted to kids ages 6 to 14. In the U.S., Disney XD airs 24 hours a day.
Disney Cinemagic and Disney Cinema - Disney Cinemagic and Disney Cinema are premium subscription services available in certain countries in Europe airing a selection of Disney movies, Disney cartoons and shorts as well as animated television series.
Radio Disney - Radio Disney is a 24-hour radio network targeted to kids, tweens and families reaching listeners through a national broadcast on various distribution platforms. Radio Disney operates from an owned terrestrial radio station in Los Angeles. Radio Disney is also available throughout Latin America on two owned terrestrial stations and through agreements with third-party radio stations.
Freeform
Freeform (formerly ABC Family) is a domestic cable network targeted to viewers ages 14 to 34. Freeform produces original live-action programming, acquires programming from third parties, airs content from our owned theatrical film library and features branded holiday programming events such as “13 Nights of Halloween” and “25 Days of Christmas”.
Freeform is available digitally through products that deliver either live or on-demand channel programing on internet-connected devices to authenticated MVPD subscribers. Non-subscribers have limited access to select Freeform programming.
Hungama
Hungama is a kids general entertainment cable network in India, which features a mix of animation, Hindi-language series and game shows.
UTV/Bindass Networks
We operate UTV and Bindass branded cable television networks in India. The networks include UTV Action and UTV Movies, which offer Bollywood movies as well as Hindi dubbed Hollywood movies. The networks also include Bindass, a youth entertainment channel, and Bindass Play, a music channel.
Broadcasting
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Domestic Broadcast Television Network
The Company operates the ABC Television Network (ABC), which as of October 1, 2016, had affiliation agreements with 242 local television stations reaching almost 100% of all U.S. television households. ABC broadcasts programs in the following “dayparts”: primetime, daytime, late night, news and sports.
ABC produces its own programs and also acquires programming rights from third parties as well as entities that are owned by or affiliated with the Company. ABC derives the majority of its revenues from ad sales. The ability to sell time for commercial announcements and the rates received are primarily dependent on the size and nature of the audience that the network can deliver to the advertiser as well as overall advertiser demand for time on network broadcasts. ABC also receives fees from affiliated television stations for the right to broadcast ABC programming.
ABC network programming is available digitally on internet-connected devices to authenticated MVPD subscribers. Non-subscribers have a more limited access to on-demand episodes.
The ABC app and ABC.com provide online extensions to ABC programming including episodes and selected clips. ABCNews.com provides in-depth worldwide news coverage online and video-on-demand news reports from ABC News broadcasts. ABC News also has an agreement to provide news content to Yahoo! News.
Television Production
The Company produces the majority of its scripted television programs under the ABC Studios banner. Program development is carried out in collaboration with independent writers, producers and creative teams, with a focus on one-hour dramas and half-hour comedies, primarily for primetime broadcasts. Primetime programming produced either for our networks or for third parties for the 2016/2017 television season includes thirteen returning and five new one-hour dramas and four new and three returning half-hour comedies. Additionally, the Company is producing five drama series for Netflix. The Company also produces Jimmy Kimmel Live for late night and a variety of primetime specials, as well as syndicated, news and daytime programming.
Television Distribution
We distribute the Company’s productions worldwide to television broadcasters, to SVOD services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, and in home entertainment formats.
Domestic Television Stations
The Company owns eight television stations, six of which are located in the top-ten markets in the U.S. in terms of television households. The television stations derive the majority of their revenues from ad sales. The stations also receive affiliate fees from MVPDs. All of our television stations are affiliated with ABC and collectively reach 23% of the nation’s television households. Each owned station broadcasts three digital channels: the first consists of local, ABC and syndicated programming; the second is the Live Well Network; and the third is the LAFF Network.
The stations we own are as follows: 
TV Station
 
Market
 
Television Market
Ranking(1)
WABC
 
New York, NY
 
1
KABC
 
Los Angeles, CA
 
2
WLS
 
Chicago, IL
 
3
WPVI
 
Philadelphia, PA
 
4
KGO
 
San Francisco, CA
 
6
KTRK
 
Houston, TX
 
10
WTVD
 
Raleigh-Durham, NC
 
25
KFSN
 
Fresno, CA
 
54
(1) 
Based on Nielsen Media Research, U.S. Television Household Estimates, January 1, 2016

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Equity Investments
The Company has investments in media businesses that are accounted for under the equity method, and the Company’s share of the financial results for these equity investments are reported as “Equity in the income of investees” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company’s significant media equity investments are as follows:
A+E and Vice
A+E Television Networks (A+E) is a joint venture owned 50% by the Company and 50% by the Hearst Corporation. A+E operates a variety of cable networks including:
A&E – which offers entertainment programming including original reality and scripted series
HISTORY – which offers original series and event-driven specials
Lifetime – which is devoted to female-focused programming
Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) – which is a 24-hour movie channel
FYI – which offers contemporary lifestyle programming
Lifetime Real Women – which is a 24-hour cable network with programming focusing on women
Internationally, A+E programming is available in over 150 countries.
During fiscal 2016, A+E acquired an 8% interest in Vice Group Holdings, Inc. (Vice) in exchange for a 49.9% interest in A+E’s H2 channel, which has been rebranded as Viceland and programmed with Vice content. A+E has a 20% interest in Vice. In addition, the Company has an 11% direct ownership interest in Vice.
A+E and Vice's significant cable networks and the number of domestic subscribers by channel as estimated by Nielsen Media Research(1) are as follows: 
 
Estimated
Subscribers
(in millions)(1)
A+E
 
A&E
92

HISTORY
93

Lifetime
92

LMN
79

FYI
68

Vice
 
Viceland
68

(1) 
Nielsen Media Research estimates are as of September 2016 and only capture traditional MVPD subscriber counts and do not include digital MVPD subscribers.
BAMTech
In fiscal 2016, the Company acquired a 15% interest in BAMTech, LLC (BAMTech), an entity which holds Major League Baseball’s streaming technology and content delivery businesses, for $450 million. BAMTech is a content management and distribution business and also has a direct-to-consumer business in which it acquires rights and distributes sports programming.
The Company is committed to acquire an additional 18% interest for $557 million in January 2017. In addition, the Company has an option to increase its ownership to 66% by acquiring additional shares at fair market value from Major League Baseball between August 2020 and August 2023.
CTV
ESPN holds a 30% equity interest in CTV Specialty Television, Inc., which owns television networks in Canada, including The Sports Networks (TSN) 1-5, Le Réseau des Sports (RDS), RDS2, RDS Info, ESPN Classic Canada, Discovery Canada and Animal Planet Canada.
Hulu
Hulu aggregates acquired television and film entertainment content and original content produced by Hulu and distributes it digitally to internet-connected devices. Hulu offers a subscription-based service with limited commercials and a subscription-based service with no commercials.

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The Company licenses television and film programming to Hulu in the ordinary course of business. The Company defers a portion of its profits from these transactions until Hulu recognizes third-party revenue from the exploitation of the rights. The portion that is deferred reflects our ownership interest in Hulu.
Hulu is owned 30% each by the Company, Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and Comcast Corporation. Time Warner, Inc. (TW) holds the remaining 10% interest in the venture, which was acquired from Hulu for $583 million in August 2016. For not more than 36 months from August 2016, TW may put its shares to Hulu or Hulu may call the shares from TW under certain limited circumstances arising from regulatory review. The Company and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. have agreed to make a capital contribution for up to approximately $300 million each if required to fund the repurchase of shares from TW.
Seven TV
Seven TV operates an advertising-supported, free-to-air Disney Channel in Russia. During fiscal 2016, the Company reduced its common share ownership in Seven TV from 49% to 20% to comply with Russian regulations that limit foreign ownership of media companies, while maintaining our 49% economic interest in the business.
Competition and Seasonality
The Company’s Media Networks businesses compete for viewers primarily with other television and cable networks, independent television stations and other media, such as online video services and video games. With respect to the sale of advertising time, we compete with other television networks and radio stations, independent television stations, MVPDs and other advertising media such as online and electronic delivery of content, newspapers, magazines and billboards. Our television and radio stations primarily compete for audiences and advertisers in individual market areas.
The growth in the number of networks distributed by MVPDs and growth in number of online services has resulted in increased competitive pressures for advertising revenues for our broadcast and cable networks. The Company’s cable networks also face competition from other cable networks for carriage by MVPDs and face competition from online services. The Company’s contractual agreements with MVPDs are renewed or renegotiated from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Consolidation and other market conditions in the cable and satellite distribution industry and other factors may adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain and maintain contractual terms for the distribution of its various cable programming services that are as favorable as those currently in place.
The Company’s Media Networks businesses also compete for the acquisition of sports and other programming. The market for programming is very competitive, particularly for live sports programming.
The Company’s internet websites and digital products compete with other websites and entertainment products.
Advertising revenues at Media Networks are subject to seasonal advertising patterns and changes in viewership levels. Revenues are typically somewhat higher during the fall and somewhat lower during the summer months. Affiliate fees are generally collected ratably throughout the year.
Federal Regulation
Television and radio broadcasting are subject to extensive regulation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under federal laws and regulations, including the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Violation of FCC regulations can result in substantial monetary forfeitures, limited renewals of licenses and, in egregious cases, denial of license renewal or revocation of a license. FCC regulations that affect our Media Networks segment include the following:
Licensing of television and radio stations. Each of the television and radio stations we own must be licensed by the FCC. These licenses are granted for periods of up to eight years, and we must obtain renewal of licenses as they expire in order to continue operating the stations. We (and the acquiring entity in the case of a divestiture) must also obtain FCC approval whenever we seek to have a license transferred in connection with the acquisition or divestiture of a station. The FCC may decline to renew or approve the transfer of a license in certain circumstances and may delay renewals while permitting a licensee to continue operating. Although we have received such renewals and approvals in the past or have been permitted to continue operations when renewal is delayed, there can be no assurance that this will be the case in the future.

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Television and radio station ownership limits. The FCC imposes limitations on the number of television stations and radio stations we can own in a specific market, on the combined number of television and radio stations we can own in a single market and on the aggregate percentage of the national audience that can be reached by television stations we own. Currently:
FCC regulations may restrict our ability to own more than one television station in a market, depending on the size and nature of the market. We do not own more than one television station in any market.
Federal statutes permit our television stations in the aggregate to reach a maximum of 39% of the national audience The FCC recently changed how it treats UHF television stations for purposes of determining compliance with the 39% cap and pursuant to the FCC’s revised rules, our eight stations reach approximately 23% of the national audience.
FCC regulations in some cases impose restrictions on our ability to acquire additional radio or television stations in the markets in which we own radio stations, but we do not believe any such limitations are material to our current operating plans.
Dual networks. FCC rules currently prohibit any of the four major broadcast television networks — ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — from being under common ownership or control.
Regulation of programming. The FCC regulates broadcast programming by, among other things, banning “indecent” programming, regulating political advertising and imposing commercial time limits during children’s programming. Penalties for broadcasting indecent programming can range up to $350,000 per indecent utterance or image per station.
Federal legislation and FCC rules also limit the amount of commercial matter that may be shown on broadcast or cable channels during programming designed for children 12 years of age and younger. In addition, broadcast channels are generally required to provide a minimum of three hours per week of programming that has as a “significant purpose” meeting the educational and informational needs of children 16 years of age and younger. FCC rules also give television station owners the right to reject or refuse network programming in certain circumstances or to substitute programming that the licensee reasonably believes to be of greater local or national importance.
Cable and satellite carriage of broadcast television stations. With respect to cable systems operating within a television station’s Designated Market Area, FCC rules require that every three years each television station elect either “must carry” status, pursuant to which cable operators generally must carry a local television station in the station’s market, or “retransmission consent” status, pursuant to which the cable operator must negotiate with the television station to obtain the consent of the television station prior to carrying its signal. Under the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act and its successors, including most recently the STELA Reauthorization Act (STELAR), which also requires the “must carry” or “retransmission consent” election, satellite carriers are permitted to retransmit a local television station’s signal into its local market with the consent of the local television station. The ABC owned television stations have historically elected retransmission consent. Portions of these satellite laws are set to expire on December 31, 2019.
Cable and satellite carriage of programming. The Communications Act and FCC rules regulate some aspects of negotiations regarding cable and satellite retransmission consent, and some cable and satellite companies have sought regulation of additional aspects of the carriage of programming on cable and satellite systems. New legislation, court action or regulation in this area could have an impact on the Company’s operations.
The foregoing is a brief summary of certain provisions of the Communications Act, other legislation and specific FCC rules and policies. Reference should be made to the Communications Act, other legislation, FCC rules and public notices and rulings of the FCC for further information concerning the nature and extent of the FCC’s regulatory authority.
FCC laws and regulations are subject to change, and the Company generally cannot predict whether new legislation, court action or regulations, or a change in the extent of application or enforcement of current laws and regulations, would have an adverse impact on our operations.
PARKS AND RESORTS
The Company owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida; the Disneyland Resort in California; Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii; the Disney Vacation Club; the Disney Cruise Line; and Adventures by Disney. The Company manages and has effective ownership interests of 81% in Disneyland Paris, 47% in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and 43% in Shanghai Disney Resort, each of which is consolidated in our financial statements. The Company also licenses our intellectual property to a third party to operate the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan. The Company’s Walt Disney Imagineering unit designs and develops new theme park concepts and attractions as well as resort properties.

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The businesses in the Parks and Resorts segment generate revenues from the sale of admissions to theme parks, sales of food, beverage and merchandise, charges for room nights at hotels, sales of cruise and other vacation packages and sales, as well as rentals of vacation club properties. Revenues are also generated from sponsorships and co-branding opportunities, real estate rent and sales, and royalties from Tokyo Disney Resort. Significant costs include labor, infrastructure costs, depreciation, costs of merchandise, food and beverage sold, marketing and sales expense and cost of vacation club units. Infrastructure costs include information systems expense, repairs and maintenance, utilities and fuel, property taxes, insurance and transportation.
Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney World Resort is located 22 miles southwest of Orlando, Florida, on approximately 25,000 acres of land. The resort includes theme parks (the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom); hotels; vacation club properties; a retail, dining and entertainment complex; a sports complex; conference centers; campgrounds; golf courses; water parks; and other recreational facilities designed to attract visitors for an extended stay.
The Walt Disney World Resort is marketed through a variety of international, national and local advertising and promotional activities. A number of attractions and restaurants in each of the theme parks are sponsored or operated by other corporations through multi-year agreements.
Magic Kingdom — The Magic Kingdom consists of six themed areas: Adventureland, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Liberty Square, Main Street USA and Tomorrowland. Each land provides a unique guest experience featuring themed attractions, live Disney character interactions, restaurants, refreshment areas and merchandise shops. Additionally, there are daily parades and a nighttime fireworks extravaganza, Wishes.
Epcot — Epcot consists of two major themed areas: Future World and World Showcase. Future World dramatizes certain historical developments and addresses the challenges facing the world today through pavilions devoted to showcasing science and technology innovations, communication, energy, transportation, use of imagination, nature and food production, the ocean environment and space. World Showcase presents a community of nations focusing on the culture, traditions and accomplishments of people around the world. Countries represented with pavilions include Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. Both areas feature themed attractions, restaurants and merchandise shops. Epcot also features Illuminations: Reflections of Earth, a nighttime entertainment spectacular.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios — Disney’s Hollywood Studios consists of seven themed areas: Animation Courtyard, Commissary Lane, Echo Lake, Hollywood Boulevard, Muppets Courtyard, Pixar Place and Sunset Boulevard. The areas provide behind-the-scenes glimpses of Hollywood-style action through various shows and attractions and offer themed food service and merchandise facilities. The park also features Fantasmic!, a nighttime entertainment spectacular, and Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular. In 2016, the Company began construction on two new themed areas based on the Star Wars and Toy Story franchises.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom — Disney’s Animal Kingdom consists of a 145-foot tall Tree of Life centerpiece surrounded by six themed areas: Africa, Asia, Dinoland U.S.A., Discovery Island, Oasis and Rafiki’s Planet Watch. Each themed area contains attractions, entertainment, restaurants and merchandise shops. The park features more than 300 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians and 3,000 varieties of vegetation. The Company has a long-term agreement for the exclusive global theme park rights to build AVATAR-themed lands and plans to open Pandora - The World of AVATAR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in summer 2017.
Hotels and Other Resort Facilities — As of October 1, 2016, the Company owned and operated 18 resort hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort, with approximately 23,000 rooms and 3,000 vacation club units. Resort facilities include 468,000 square feet of conference meeting space and Disney’s Fort Wilderness camping and recreational area, which offers approximately 800 campsites.
The Walt Disney World Resort also hosts Disney Springs, a 127-acre retail, dining and entertainment complex, consisting of four areas: Marketplace, The Landing, Town Center and West Side. The areas are home to more than 150 venues including the 51,000-square-foot World of Disney retail store. Most of the Disney Springs facilities are operated by third parties that pay rent to the Company.
Nine independently-operated hotels with approximately 6,000 rooms are situated on property leased from the Company.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a 230-acre center that hosts professional caliber training and competitions, festival and tournament events and interactive sports activities. The complex, which welcomes both amateur and professional athletes, accommodates multiple sporting events, including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, tennis and track and

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field. It also includes a 9,500-seat stadium. The Company plans to build an 8,000-seat indoor sports venue that will host cheer, dance, basketball and volleyball competitions.
Other recreational amenities and activities available at the Walt Disney World Resort include three championship golf courses, miniature golf courses, full-service spas, tennis, sailing, water skiing, swimming, horseback riding and a number of other noncompetitive sports and leisure time activities. The resort also includes two water parks: Disney’s Blizzard Beach and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon.
Disneyland Resort
The Company owns 486 acres and has the rights under long-term lease for use of an additional 55 acres of land in Anaheim, California. The Disneyland Resort includes two theme parks (Disneyland and Disney California Adventure), three resort hotels and Downtown Disney, a retail, dining and entertainment complex.
The Disneyland Resort is marketed through a variety of international, national and local advertising and promotional activities. A number of the attractions and restaurants in the theme parks are sponsored or operated by other corporations through multi-year agreements.
Disneyland — Disneyland consists of eight themed areas: Adventureland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Main Street USA, Mickey’s Toontown, New Orleans Square and Tomorrowland. These areas feature themed attractions, shows, restaurants, merchandise shops and refreshment stands. Additionally, Disneyland offers daily parades, a nighttime fireworks extravaganza and a nighttime entertainment spectacular, Fantasmic!. In 2016, the Company began construction on a new Star Wars-themed area at Disneyland.
Disney California Adventure — Disney California Adventure is adjacent to Disneyland and includes seven themed areas: Buena Vista Street, Cars Land, Grizzly Peak, Hollywood Land, Pacific Wharf, Paradise Pier and “a bug’s land”. These areas include attractions, shows, restaurants, merchandise shops and refreshment stands. Additionally, Disney California Adventure offers a nighttime water spectacular, World of Color.
Hotels and Other Resort Facilities — Disneyland Resort includes three Company-owned and operated hotels with approximately 2,400 rooms, 50 vacation club units and 180,000 square feet of conference meeting space. The Company plans to build a new 6,800-space parking garage scheduled to open in late 2018.
Downtown Disney, a themed 15-acre, retail, entertainment and dining outdoor complex with approximately 30 venues, is located adjacent to both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Most of the Downtown Disney facilities are operated by third parties that pay rent to the Company.
Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa
Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, is a Company operated family resort on a 21-acre oceanfront property on Oahu, Hawaii featuring 351 hotel rooms, an 18,000-square-foot spa and 12,000 square feet of conference meeting space. The resort also has 481 Disney Vacation Club units.
Disneyland Paris
The Company has an 81% effective ownership interest in Disneyland Paris, which is located on a 5,510-acre development in Marne-la-Vallée, approximately 20 miles east of Paris, France. The land is being developed by Disneyland Paris pursuant to a master agreement with French governmental authorities. The Company manages and has a 77% equity interest in Euro Disney S.C.A., a publicly-traded French entity that is the holding company for Euro Disney Associés S.C.A., the primary operating company of Disneyland Paris. The Company also has a direct 18% ownership interest in Euro Disney Associés S.C.A. Disneyland Paris includes two theme parks (Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park); seven themed resort hotels; two convention centers; a shopping, dining and entertainment complex (Disney Village); and a 27-hole golf facility. Of the 5,510 acres comprising the site, approximately half have been developed to date, including, a planned community development, Val d’Europe. An indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is responsible for managing Disneyland Paris and charges royalties and management fees based on the operating performance of the resort. The Company has waived payment of royalties and management fees for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 through the third quarter of fiscal 2018.
Disneyland Park — Disneyland Park consists of five themed areas: Adventureland, Discoveryland, Fantasyland, Frontierland and Main Street USA. These areas include themed attractions, shows, restaurants, merchandise shops and refreshment stands. Disneyland Park also features a daily parade and a nighttime entertainment spectacular, Disney Dreams!.

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Walt Disney Studios Park — Walt Disney Studios Park takes guests into the worlds of cinema, animation and television and includes four themed areas: Backlot, Front Lot, Production Courtyard and Toon Studio. These areas each include themed attractions, shows, restaurants, merchandise shops and refreshment stands.
Hotels and Other Facilities — Disneyland Paris operates seven resort hotels, with approximately 5,800 rooms and 210,000 square feet of conference meeting space. In addition, several on-site hotels that are owned and operated by third parties provide approximately 2,700 rooms.
Disney Village is a 500,000-square-foot retail, dining and entertainment complex located between the theme parks and the hotels. A number of the Disney Village facilities are operated by third parties and pay rent to Disneyland Paris.
Val d’Europe is a planned community near Disneyland Paris that is being developed in phases. Val d’Europe currently includes a regional train station, hotels and a town center consisting of a shopping center as well as office, commercial and residential space. Third parties operate these developments on land leased or purchased from Disneyland Paris.
Disneyland Paris along with 50% joint venture partner, Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs, is developing Villages Nature, a European eco-tourism destination adjacent to the resort, which is targeted to open in 2017.
Disneyland Paris Recapitalization — During calendar 2015, Disneyland Paris completed a €1.0 billion recapitalization through a €0.4 billion equity rights offering and the conversion of €0.6 billion of loans from the Company into equity. The recapitalization process was finalized in November 2015, and the Company’s effective ownership interest increased from 51% to 81% (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
As of October 1, 2016, Disneyland Paris had €1.1 billion of loans payable to the Company.
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
The Company owns a 47% interest in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort through Hongkong International Theme Parks Limited, an entity in which the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) owns a 53% majority interest. The resort is located on 310 acres on Lantau Island and is in close proximity to the Hong Kong International Airport. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort includes one theme park and two themed resort hotels. A separate Hong Kong subsidiary of the Company is responsible for managing Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. The Company is entitled to receive royalties and management fees based on the operating performance of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
Hong Kong Disneyland — Hong Kong Disneyland consists of seven themed areas: Adventureland, Fantasyland, Grizzly Gulch, Main Street USA, Mystic Point, Tomorrowland and Toy Story Land. These areas feature themed attractions, shows, restaurants, merchandise shops and refreshment stands. Additionally, there are daily parades and a nighttime fireworks extravaganza, Disney in the Stars. A new themed area based on Marvel’s Iron Man franchise is expected to open in early calendar 2017.
Hotels — Hong Kong Disneyland Resort includes two themed hotels with a total of 1,000 rooms. A third hotel with 750 rooms is under construction and expected to open in 2017.
Shanghai Disney Resort
The Company owns a 43% interest in Shanghai Disney Resort, which opened in June 2016. Shanghai Shendi (Group) Co., Ltd (Shendi), owns a 57% interest. The resort is located in the Pudong district of Shanghai on approximately 1,000 acres of land, which includes the Shanghai Disneyland theme park; two themed resort hotels; a retail, dining and entertainment complex; and an outdoor recreation area. A management company, in which the Company has a 70% interest and Shendi has a 30% interest, is responsible for operating the resort and receives a management fee based on the operating performance of Shanghai Disney Resort. The Company is also entitled to royalties based on the resort’s revenues.
The investment in the resort is funded in accordance with each shareholder’s equity ownership percentage, with approximately 67% from equity contributions and 33% from shareholder loans. As of October 1, 2016, the Company and Shendi have provided loans to Shanghai Disney Resort of $757 million and 6.4 billion yuan ($964 million), respectively.
Shanghai Disneyland — Shanghai Disneyland consists of six themed areas: Adventure Isle, Fantasyland, Gardens of Imagination, Mickey Avenue, Tomorrowland and Treasure Cove. These areas feature themed attractions, shows, restaurants, merchandise shops and refreshment stands. Additionally, there are daily parades and a nighttime fireworks spectacular, Ignite the Dream. Construction has begun on a seventh themed area based on the Toy Story franchise, and we expect this new area to open in 2018.

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Hotels and Other Facilities - Shanghai Disneyland Resort includes two themed hotels with a total of 1,220 rooms. Disneytown is an 11-acre outdoor complex of dining, shopping and entertainment venues and is located adjacent to Shanghai Disneyland. Most Disneytown facilities are operated by third parties that pay rent to Shanghai Disney Resort.
Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort is located on 494 acres of land, six miles east of downtown Tokyo, Japan. The resort includes two theme parks (Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea); four Disney-branded hotels; six independently operated hotels; Ikspiari, a retail, dining and entertainment complex; and Bon Voyage, a Disney-themed merchandise location.
The Company earns royalties on revenues generated by the Tokyo Disney Resort, which is owned and operated by Oriental Land Co., Ltd. (OLC), a Japanese corporation in which the Company has no equity interest.
Tokyo Disneyland — Tokyo Disneyland consists of seven themed areas: Adventureland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Toontown, Westernland and World Bazaar.
Tokyo DisneySea — Tokyo DisneySea, adjacent to Tokyo Disneyland, is divided into seven “ports of call,” including American Waterfront, Arabian Coast, Lost River Delta, Mediterranean Harbor, Mermaid Lagoon, Mysterious Island and Port Discovery.
Hotels and Other Resort Facilities — Tokyo Disney Resort includes four Disney-branded hotels with a total of more than 2,400 rooms and a monorail, which links the theme parks and resort hotels with Ikspiari.
OLC has announced multi-year development plans for Tokyo Disney Resort, which include the expansion of Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland.
Disney Vacation Club
Disney Vacation Club (DVC) offers ownership interests in 13 resort facilities located at the Walt Disney World Resort; Disneyland Resort; Aulani; Vero Beach, Florida; and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Available units at each facility are offered for sale under a vacation ownership plan and are operated as hotel rooms when not occupied by vacation club members. The Company’s vacation club units consist of a mix of units ranging from deluxe studios to three-bedroom grand villas. Unit counts in this document are presented in terms of two-bedroom equivalents. DVC had approximately 3,800 vacation club units as of October 1, 2016. The Company is currently constructing its 14th vacation club property, Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge at the Walt Disney World Resort.
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line is a four-ship vacation cruise line, which operates out of ports in North America and Europe. The Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder are approximately 85,000-ton 877-stateroom ships, and the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy are 130,000-ton 1,250-stateroom ships. The ships cater to families, children, teenagers and adults, with distinctly-themed areas and activities for each group. Many cruise vacations include a visit to Disney’s Castaway Cay, a 1,000-acre private Bahamian island. The Company is expanding its cruise business by adding two new ships, one to be delivered in calendar 2021 and the other in 2023. The new ships will be 135,000 tons with 1,250 staterooms.
Adventures by Disney
Adventures by Disney offers all-inclusive guided vacation tour packages predominantly at non-Disney sites around the world. The Company offered 33 different tour packages during 2016.
Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering provides master planning, real estate development, attraction, entertainment and show design, engineering support, production support, project management and other development services, including research and development for the Company’s Parks and Resorts operations.
Competition and Seasonality
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influenced by various factors that are not directly controllable, such as economic conditions including business cycle and exchange rate fluctuations, travel industry trends, amount of available leisure time, oil and transportation prices, weather patterns and natural disasters.
All of the theme parks and the associated resort facilities are operated on a year-round basis. Typically, theme park attendance and resort occupancy fluctuate based on the seasonal nature of vacation travel and leisure activities. Peak attendance and resort occupancy generally occur during the summer months when school vacations occur and during early-winter and spring-holiday periods.
STUDIO ENTERTAINMENT
The Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays.
The businesses in the Studio Entertainment segment generate revenue from distribution of films in the theatrical, home entertainment and television markets, stage play ticket sales, distribution of recorded music and licensing of Company intellectual property for use in live entertainment productions. Significant operating expenses include film cost amortization, which consists of production cost and participations and residuals expense amortization, distribution expenses and costs of sales.
The Company distributes films primarily under the Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Touchstone banners.
In August 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with DreamWorks Studios (DreamWorks) to distribute live-action motion pictures produced by DreamWorks for seven years under the Touchstone Pictures banner for which the Company received a distribution fee. In fiscal 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to end the 2009 distribution agreement and acquired all rights, titles, and interests in thirteen previously released DreamWorks films. In exchange, the Company forgave loans and terminated financing previously available to DreamWorks. The Company distributed three DreamWorks films in fiscal 2016.
Prior to the Company’s acquisition of Marvel, Marvel had licensed the rights to third-party studios to produce and distribute feature films based on certain Marvel properties including Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and X-Men. Under the licensing arrangements, the third-party studios incur the costs to produce and distribute the films and the Company retains the merchandise licensing rights. Under the licensing arrangement for Spider-Man, the Company pays the third-party studio a licensing fee based on each film’s box office receipts, subject to specified limits. Under the licensing arrangements for The Fantastic Four and X-Men, the third-party studio pays the Company a licensing fee, and the third-party studio receives a share of the Company’s merchandise revenue on these properties. The Company distributes all Marvel-produced films with the exception of The Incredible Hulk, which is distributed by a third-party studio.
Prior to the Company’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm produced six Star Wars films (Episodes 1 through 6). Lucasfilm retained the rights to consumer products related to all of those films and the rights related to television and electronic distribution formats for all of those films, with the exception of the rights for Episode 4, which are owned by a third-party studio. All of those films are distributed by a third-party studio in the theatrical and home entertainment markets. The theatrical and home entertainment distribution rights for these films revert back to Lucasfilm in May 2020 with the exception of Episode 4, for which these distribution rights are retained in perpetuity by the third-party studio.
Lucasfilm also includes Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, which provide visual and audio effects and other post-production services to the Company and third-party producers.
Theatrical Market
We produce and distribute both live-action films and full-length animated films. In the domestic theatrical market, we generally distribute and market our filmed products directly. In most major international markets, we distribute our filmed products directly while in other markets our films are distributed by independent distribution companies or joint ventures. During fiscal 2017, we expect to release eight of our own produced feature films. Cumulatively through October 1, 2016 the Company has released domestically approximately 1,000 full-length live-action features and 100 full-length animated features.
The Company incurs significant marketing and advertising costs before and throughout the theatrical release of a film in an effort to generate public awareness of the film, to increase the public’s intent to view the film and to help generate consumer interest in the subsequent home entertainment and other ancillary markets. These costs are expensed as incurred. Therefore, we may incur a loss on a film in the theatrical markets, including in periods prior to the theatrical release of the film.

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Home Entertainment Market
In the domestic market, we distribute home entertainment releases directly under each of our motion picture banners. In international markets, we distribute home entertainment releases under our motion picture banners both directly and through independent distribution companies. We also produce original content domestically and acquire content internationally for direct-to-video release.
Domestic and international home entertainment distribution typically starts three to six months after the theatrical release in each market. Home entertainment releases are distributed in physical (DVD and Blu-ray) and electronic formats. Electronic formats may be released up to four weeks ahead of the physical release. Physical formats are generally sold to retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Target and electronic formats are sold through e-tailers, such as Apple and Amazon. Titles are also sold to physical rental services, such as Netflix. However, distribution by physical rental services may be delayed up to 28 days after the start of home entertainment distribution.
As of October 1, 2016, we had approximately 1,400 active produced and acquired titles, including 1,000 live-action titles and 400 animated titles, in the domestic home entertainment marketplace and approximately 2,200 active produced and acquired titles, including 1,600 live-action titles and 600 animated titles, in the international marketplace.
Television Market
In the television market, we license our films to cable and broadcast networks, television stations and other service providers, which may provide the content to viewers on televisions or a variety of internet-connected devices.
Video-on-Demand (VOD) — Concurrently with physical home entertainment distribution, we license titles to VOD service providers for electronic delivery to consumers for a specified rental period.
Pay Television (Pay 1) — In the U.S., there are two or three pay television windows. The first window is generally eighteen months in duration and follows the VOD window. The Company has licensed exclusive domestic pay television rights to Netflix, which operates a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, for all films released theatrically during calendar years 2016 through 2018, with the exception of DreamWorks films. Most films released theatrically prior to calendar year 2016 have been licensed to the Starz pay television service. DreamWorks titles that are distributed by the Company are licensed to Showtime under a separate agreement.
Free Television (Free 1) — The Pay 1 window is followed by a television window that may last up to 84 months. Motion pictures are usually sold in the Free 1 window to basic cable networks.
Pay Television 2 (Pay 2) and Free Television 2 (Free 2) — In the U.S., Free 1 is generally followed by a twelve-month to nineteen-month Pay 2 window under our license arrangements with Netflix, Starz and Showtime. The Pay 2 window is followed by a Free 2 window, whereby films are licensed to basic cable networks, SVOD services and to television station groups.
Pay Television 3 (Pay 3) and Free Television 3 (Free 3) — In the U.S., Free 2 is sometimes followed by a seven-month Pay 3 window, and then by a Free 3 window. In the Free 3 window, films are licensed to basic cable networks, SVOD services and to television station groups.
International Television — The Company also licenses its films outside of the U.S. The typical windowing sequence is consistent with the domestic cycle such that titles premiere on VOD services and then on pay TV or SVOD services before airing in free TV. Windowing strategies are developed in response to local market practices and conditions, and the exact sequence and length of each window can vary country by country.
Disney Music Group
The Disney Music Group (DMG) commissions new music for the Company’s motion pictures and television programs and develops, produces, markets and distributes recorded music worldwide either directly or through license agreements. DMG also licenses the songs and recording copyrights to others for printed music, records, audio-visual devices, public performances and digital distribution and produces live musical concerts. DMG includes Walt Disney Records, Hollywood Records, Disney Music Publishing and Buena Vista Concerts.

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Disney Theatrical Group
Disney Theatrical Group develops, produces and licenses live entertainment events on Broadway and around the world, including The Lion King, Aladdin, Newsies, Mary Poppins (a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd), Beauty and the Beast, Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida, TARZAN® and The Little Mermaid.
Disney Theatrical Group also licenses the Company’s intellectual property to Feld Entertainment, the producer of Disney On Ice and Marvel Universe Live!.
Competition and Seasonality
The Studio Entertainment businesses compete with all forms of entertainment. A significant number of companies produce and/or distribute theatrical and television films, exploit products in the home entertainment market, provide pay television and SVOD programming services, produce music and sponsor live theater. We also compete to obtain creative and performing talents, story properties, advertiser support and broadcast rights that are essential to the success of our Studio Entertainment businesses.
The success of Studio Entertainment operations is heavily dependent upon public taste and preferences. In addition, Studio Entertainment operating results fluctuate due to the timing and performance of releases in the theatrical, home entertainment and television markets. Release dates are determined by several factors, including competition and the timing of vacation and holiday periods.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS & INTERACTIVE MEDIA
The Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment licenses the Company’s trade names, characters and visual and literary properties to various manufacturers, game developers, publishers and retailers throughout the world. We also develop and publish games, primarily for mobile platforms, and books, magazines and comic books. The segment also distributes branded merchandise directly through retail, online and wholesale businesses. These activities are performed through our Merchandise Licensing, Retail, Games and Publishing businesses. In addition, the segment’s operations include website management and design, primarily for other Company businesses, and the development and distribution of online video content.
The Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment generates revenue primarily from:
licensing characters and content from our film, television and other properties to third parties for use on consumer merchandise, published materials and in multi-platform games;
selling merchandise through our retail stores, internet shopping sites and wholesale business;
sales of games through app distributors and online and through consumers’ in-game purchases;
wholesale sales of self-published children’s books and magazines and comic books;
charging tuition at English language learning centers in China; and
advertising through the distribution of online video content.
Significant costs include costs of goods sold and distribution expenses, operating labor and retail occupancy costs, product development and marketing.
Merchandise Licensing
The Company’s merchandise licensing operations cover a diverse range of product categories, the most significant of which are: toys, apparel, home décor and furnishings, accessories, stationery, food, health and beauty, footwear and consumer electronics. The Company licenses characters from its film, television and other properties for use on third-party products in these categories and earns royalties, which are usually based on a fixed percentage of the wholesale or retail selling price of the products. Some of the major properties licensed by the Company include: Star Wars, Mickey and Minnie, Frozen, Avengers, Disney Princess, Disney Channel characters, Spider-Man, Cars, Finding Dory/Finding Nemo, Winnie the Pooh and Disney Classics.
Retail
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China. The stores are generally located in leading shopping malls and other retail complexes. The Company currently owns and operates 223 stores in North America, 78 stores in Europe, 48 stores in Japan and one store in China. The Company also offers retailers merchandise under wholesale arrangements.
Games
The Company licenses properties to third-party game developers. We also develop and publish games, primarily for play on internet-connected devices, and which are available to consumers to download from third-party distributors or play online.
Publishing
The Company creates, distributes, licenses and publishes children’s books, comic books and graphic novel collections of comic books, magazine and learning products in print and digital formats, and storytelling apps in multiple countries and languages based on the Company’s branded franchises. Disney English develops and delivers an English language learning curriculum for Chinese children using Disney content in 27 learning centers in eight cities across China.
Other Content
The Company’s operations include Maker Studios, a leading network and developer of online video content distributed primarily on YouTube and other digital platforms. Revenues and costs generated by Maker Studios have been allocated primarily to the Media Networks and Studio Entertainment segments. The Company also licenses Disney properties and content to mobile phone carriers in Japan. In addition, the Company develops, publishes and distributes interactive family content through Disney.com, Disney on YouTube, Babble.com and various Disney-branded apps.
Competition and Seasonality
The Consumer Products & Interactive Media businesses compete with other licensors, retailers and publishers of character, brand and celebrity names, as well as other licensors, publishers and developers of game software, online video content, internet websites, other types of home entertainment and retailers of toys and kids merchandise. Operating results are influenced by seasonal consumer purchasing behavior, consumer preferences, levels of marketing and promotion and by the timing and performance of theatrical and game releases and cable programming broadcasts.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
The Company’s businesses throughout the world are affected by its ability to exploit and protect against infringement of its intellectual property, including trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and trade secrets. Important intellectual property includes rights in the content of motion pictures, television programs, electronic games, sound recordings, character likenesses, theme park attractions, books and magazines. Risks related to the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights are set forth in Item 1A – Risk Factors.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are available without charge on our website, www.disney.com/investors, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We are providing the address to our internet site solely for the information of investors. We do not intend the address to be an active link or to otherwise incorporate the contents of the website into this report.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
For an enterprise as large and complex as the Company, a wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance. In addition to the factors affecting specific business operations identified in connection with the description of these operations and the financial results of these operations elsewhere in this report, the most significant factors affecting our operations include the following:

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Changes in U.S., global, or regional economic conditions could have an adverse effect on the profitability of some or all of our businesses.
A decline in economic activity in the U.S. and other regions of the world in which we do business can adversely affect demand for any of our businesses, thus reducing our revenue and earnings. Past declines in economic conditions reduced spending at our parks and resorts, purchase of and prices for advertising on our broadcast and cable networks and owned stations, performance of our home entertainment releases, and purchases of Company-branded consumer products, and similar impacts can be expected should such conditions recur. A decline in economic conditions could also reduce attendance at our parks and resorts, prices that MVPDs pay for our cable programming or subscription levels for our cable programming. Recent instability in non-U.S. economies has had some of these and similar impacts on some of our domestic and overseas operations. Economic conditions can also impair the ability of those with whom we do business to satisfy their obligations to us. In addition, an increase in price levels generally, or in price levels in a particular sector such as the energy sector, could result in a shift in consumer demand away from the entertainment and consumer products we offer, which could also adversely affect our revenues and, at the same time, increase our costs. Changes in exchange rates for foreign currencies may reduce international demand for our products or increase our labor or supply costs in non-U.S. markets, and recent changes have reduced the U.S. dollar value of revenue we receive and expect to receive from other markets. Economic or political conditions in a country could also reduce our ability to hedge exposure to currency fluctuations in the country or our ability to repatriate revenue from the country.
Changes in public and consumer tastes and preferences for entertainment and consumer products could reduce demand for our entertainment offerings and products and adversely affect the profitability of any of our businesses.
Our businesses create entertainment, travel and consumer products whose success depends substantially on consumer tastes and preferences that change in often unpredictable ways. The success of our businesses depends on our ability to consistently create and distribute filmed entertainment, broadcast and cable programming, online material, electronic games, theme park attractions, hotels and other resort facilities and travel experiences and consumer products that meet the changing preferences of the broad consumer market and respond to competition from an expanding array of choices facilitated by technological developments in the delivery of content. Many of our businesses increasingly depend on acceptance of our offerings and products by consumers outside the U.S., and their success therefore depends on our ability to successfully predict and adapt to changing consumer tastes and preferences outside as well as inside the U.S. Moreover, we must often invest substantial amounts in film production, broadcast and cable programming, electronic games, theme park attractions, cruise ships or hotels and other resort facilities before we learn the extent to which these products will earn consumer acceptance. If our entertainment offerings and products do not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance, our revenue from advertising sales (which are based in part on ratings for the programs in which advertisements air) or subscription fees for broadcast and cable programming and online services, from theatrical film receipts or home entertainment or electronic game sales, from theme park admissions, hotel room charges and merchandise, food and beverage sales, from sales of licensed consumer products or from sales of our other consumer products and services may decline or fail to grow to the extent we anticipate when making investment decisions and thereby adversely affect the profitability of one or more of our businesses.
Changes in technology and in consumer consumption patterns may affect demand for our entertainment products, the revenue we can generate from these products or the cost of producing or distributing products.
The media entertainment and internet businesses in which we participate increasingly depend on our ability to successfully adapt to shifting patterns of content consumption through the adoption and exploitation of new technologies. New technologies affect the demand for our products, the manner in which our products are distributed to consumers, the sources and nature of competing content offerings, the time and manner in which consumers acquire and view some of our entertainment products and the options available to advertisers for reaching their desired audiences. This trend has impacted the business model for certain traditional forms of distribution, as evidenced by the industry-wide decline in ratings for broadcast television, the reduction in demand for home entertainment sales of theatrical content, the development of alternative distribution channels for broadcast and cable programming and declines in subscriber levels across the industry, including for a number of our networks. In order to respond to these developments, we regularly consider and from time to time implement changes to our business models and there can be no assurance that we will successfully respond to these changes, that we will not experience disruption as we respond to the changes, or that the business models we develop will be as profitable as our current business models. As a result, the income from our entertainment offerings may decline or increase at slower rates than our historical experience or our expectations when we make investments in products.

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The success of our businesses is highly dependent on the existence and maintenance of intellectual property rights in the entertainment products and services we create.
The value to us of our intellectual property rights is dependent on the scope and duration of our rights as defined by applicable laws in the U.S. and abroad and the manner in which those laws are construed. If those laws are drafted or interpreted in ways that limit the extent or duration of our rights, or if existing laws are changed, our ability to generate revenue from our intellectual property may decrease, or the cost of obtaining and maintaining rights may increase.
The unauthorized use of our intellectual property may increase the cost of protecting rights in our intellectual property or reduce our revenues. New technologies such as the convergence of computing, communication, and entertainment devices, the falling prices of devices incorporating such technologies, increased broadband internet speed and penetration and increased availability and speed of mobile data transmission have made the unauthorized digital copying and distribution of our films, television productions and other creative works easier and faster and enforcement of intellectual property rights more challenging. The unauthorized use of intellectual property in the entertainment industry generally continues to be a significant challenge for intellectual property rights holders. Inadequate laws or weak enforcement mechanisms to protect intellectual property in one country can adversely affect the results of the Company’s operations worldwide, despite the Company’s efforts to protect its intellectual property rights. These developments require us to devote substantial resources to protecting our intellectual property against unlicensed use and present the risk of increased losses of revenue as a result of unlicensed distribution of our content.
With respect to intellectual property developed by the Company and rights acquired by the Company from others, the Company is subject to the risk of challenges to our copyright, trademark and patent rights by third parties. Successful challenges to our rights in intellectual property may result in increased costs for obtaining rights or the loss of the opportunity to earn revenue from the intellectual property that is the subject of challenged rights.
Protection of electronically stored data is costly and if our data is compromised in spite of this protection, we may incur additional costs, lost opportunities and damage to our reputation.
We maintain information necessary to conduct our business, including confidential and proprietary information as well as personal information regarding our customers and employees, in digital form. Data maintained in digital form is subject to the risk of intrusion, tampering and theft. We develop and maintain systems in an effort to prevent intrusion, tampering and theft, but the development and maintenance of these systems is costly and requires ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome security measures become more sophisticated. Accordingly, despite our efforts, the possibility of intrusion, tampering and theft cannot be eliminated entirely, and risks associated with each of these remain. In addition, we provide confidential, proprietary and personal information to third parties when it is necessary to pursue business objectives. While we obtain assurances that these third parties will protect this information and, where we believe appropriate, monitor the protections employed by these third parties, there is a risk the confidentiality of data held by third parties may be compromised. If our data systems are compromised, our ability to conduct our business may be impaired, we may lose profitable opportunities or the value of those opportunities may be diminished and, as described above, we may lose revenue as a result of unlicensed use of our intellectual property. If personal information of our customers or employees is misappropriated, our reputation with our customers and employees may be injured resulting in loss of business or morale, and we may incur costs to remediate possible injury to our customers and employees or to pay fines or take other action with respect to judicial or regulatory actions arising out of the incident.
A variety of uncontrollable events may reduce demand for our products and services, impair our ability to provide our products and services or increase the cost of providing our products and services.
Demand for our products and services, particularly our theme parks and resorts, is highly dependent on the general environment for travel and tourism. The environment for travel and tourism, as well as demand for other entertainment products, can be significantly adversely affected in the U.S., globally or in specific regions as a result of a variety of factors beyond our control, including: adverse weather conditions arising from short-term weather patterns or long-term change, catastrophic events or natural disasters (such as excessive heat or rain, hurricanes, typhoons, floods, tsunamis and earthquakes); health concerns; international, political or military developments; and terrorist attacks. These events and others, such as fluctuations in travel and energy costs and computer virus attacks, intrusions or other widespread computing or telecommunications failures, may also damage our ability to provide our products and services or to obtain insurance coverage with respect to these events. In addition, we derive royalties from the sales of our licensed goods and services by third parties and the management of businesses operated under brands licensed from the Company, and we are therefore dependent on the successes of those third parties for that portion of our revenue. A wide variety of factors could influence the success of those third parties and if negative factors significantly impacted a sufficient number of our licensees, the profitability of one or more of our businesses could be adversely affected. We obtain insurance against the risk of losses relating to some of these events,

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generally including physical damage to our property and resulting business interruption, certain injuries occurring on our property and some liabilities for alleged breach of legal responsibilities. When insurance is obtained it is subject to deductibles, exclusions, terms, conditions and limits of liability. The types and levels of coverage we obtain vary from time to time depending on our view of the likelihood of specific types and levels of loss in relation to the cost of obtaining coverage for such types and levels of loss.
Changes in our business strategy or restructuring of our businesses may increase our costs or otherwise affect the profitability of our businesses.
As changes in our business environment occur we may adjust our business strategies to meet these changes or we may otherwise decide to restructure our operations or particular businesses or assets. In addition, external events including changing technology, changing consumer patterns, acceptance of our theatrical offerings and changes in macroeconomic conditions may impair the value of our assets. When these changes or events occur, we may incur costs to change our business strategy and may need to write down the value of assets. We also make investments in existing or new businesses, including investments in international expansion of our business and in new business lines. In recent years, such investments have included expansion and renovation of certain of our theme park attractions and investment in Shanghai Disney Resort. Some of these investments may have short-term returns that are negative or low and the ultimate business prospects of the businesses may be uncertain. In any of these events, our costs may increase, we may have significant charges associated with the write-down of assets or returns on new investments may be lower than prior to the change in strategy or restructuring.
Turmoil in the financial markets could increase our cost of borrowing and impede access to or increase the cost of financing our operations and investments.
Past disruptions in the U.S. and global credit and equity markets made it difficult for many businesses to obtain financing on acceptable terms. These conditions tended to increase the cost of borrowing and if they recur, our cost of borrowing could increase and it may be more difficult to obtain financing for our operations or investments. In addition, our borrowing costs can be affected by short- and long-term debt ratings assigned by independent rating agencies that are based, in part, on the Company’s performance as measured by credit metrics such as interest coverage and leverage ratios. A decrease in these ratings would likely increase our cost of borrowing and/or make it more difficult for us to obtain financing. Past disruptions in the global financial markets also impacted some of the financial institutions with which we do business. A similar decline in the financial stability of financial institutions could affect our ability to secure credit-worthy counterparties for our interest rate and foreign currency hedging programs, could affect our ability to settle existing contracts and could also affect the ability of our business customers to obtain financing and thereby to satisfy their obligations to us.
Increased competitive pressures may reduce our revenues or increase our costs.
We face substantial competition in each of our businesses from alternative providers of the products and services we offer and from other forms of entertainment, lodging, tourism and recreational activities. We also must compete to obtain human resources, programming and other resources we require in operating our business. For example: 
Our broadcast and cable networks, stations and online offerings compete for viewers with other broadcast, cable and satellite services as well as with home entertainment products, new sources of broadband and mobile delivered content and internet usage.
Our broadcast and cable networks and stations compete for the sale of advertising time with other broadcast, cable and satellite services, and internet and mobile delivered content, as well as with newspapers, magazines, billboards and radio stations.
Our cable networks compete for carriage of their programming with other programming providers.
Our studio operations, broadcast and cable networks compete to obtain creative and performing talent, sports and other programming, story properties, advertiser support and market share with other studio operations, broadcast and cable networks and new sources of broadband delivered content.
Our theme parks and resorts compete for guests with all other forms of entertainment, lodging, tourism and recreation activities.
Our studio operations compete for customers with all other forms of entertainment.
Our Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment competes with other licensors, publishers and retailers of character, brand and celebrity names.
Our interactive media operations compete with other licensors and publishers of console, online and mobile games and other types of home entertainment.

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Competition in each of these areas may increase as a result of technological developments and changes in market structure, including consolidation of suppliers of resources and distribution channels. Increased competition may divert consumers from our creative or other products, or to other products or other forms of entertainment, which could reduce our revenue or increase our marketing costs. Such competition may also reduce, or limit growth in, prices for our products and services, including advertising rates and subscription fees at our media networks, parks and resorts admissions and room rates, and prices for consumer products from which we derive license revenues. Competition for the acquisition of resources can increase the cost of producing our products and services.
Sustained increases in costs of pension and postretirement medical and other employee health and welfare benefits may reduce our profitability.
With approximately 195,000 employees, our profitability is substantially affected by costs of pension benefits and current and postretirement medical benefits. We may experience significant increases in these costs as a result of macro-economic factors, which are beyond our control, including increases in the cost of health care. In addition, changes in investment returns and discount rates used to calculate pension expense and related assets and liabilities can be volatile and may have an unfavorable impact on our costs in some years. These macroeconomic factors as well as a decline in the fair value of pension and postretirement medical plan assets may put upward pressure on the cost of providing pension and postretirement medical benefits and may increase future funding requirements. Although we have actively sought to control increases in these costs, there can be no assurance that we will succeed in limiting cost increases, and continued upward pressure could reduce the profitability of our businesses.
Our results may be adversely affected if long-term programming or carriage contracts are not renewed on sufficiently favorable terms.
We enter into long-term contracts for both the acquisition and the distribution of media programming and products, including contracts for the acquisition of programming rights for sporting events and other programs, and contracts for the distribution of our programming to content distributors. As these contracts expire, we must renew or renegotiate the contracts, and if we are unable to renew them on acceptable terms, we may lose programming rights or distribution rights. Even if these contracts are renewed, the cost of obtaining programming rights may increase (or increase at faster rates than our historical experience) or programming distributors, facing pressures resulting from increased subscription fees and alternative distribution challenges, may demand terms (including pricing and the breadth of distribution) that reduce our revenue from distribution of programs (or increase revenue at slower rates than our historical experience). Moreover, our ability to renew these contracts on favorable terms may be affected by recent consolidation in the market for program distribution. With respect to the acquisition of programming rights, particularly sports programming rights, the impact of these long-term contracts on our results over the term of the contracts depends on a number of factors, including the strength of advertising markets, subscription levels and rates for programming, effectiveness of marketing efforts and the size of viewer audiences. There can be no assurance that revenues from programming based on these rights will exceed the cost of the rights plus the other costs of producing and distributing the programming.
Changes in regulations applicable to our businesses may impair the profitability of our businesses.
Our broadcast networks and television stations are highly regulated, and each of our other businesses is subject to a variety of U.S. and overseas regulations. These regulations include: 
U.S. FCC regulation of our television and radio networks, our national programming networks, and our owned television stations. See Item 1 — Business — Media Networks, Federal Regulation.
Federal, state and foreign privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
Regulation of the safety of consumer products and theme park operations.
Environmental protection regulations.
Imposition by foreign countries of trade restrictions, restrictions on the manner in which content is currently licensed and distributed, ownership restrictions, currency exchange controls or motion picture or television content requirements or quotas.
Domestic and international wage laws, tax laws or currency controls.
Changes in any of these regulations or regulatory activities in any of these areas may require us to spend additional amounts to comply with the regulations, or may restrict our ability to offer products and services in ways that are profitable.

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Our operations outside the United States may be adversely affected by the operation of laws in those jurisdictions.
Our operations in non-U.S. jurisdictions are in many cases subject to the laws of the jurisdictions in which they operate rather than U.S. law. Laws in some jurisdictions differ in significant respects from those in the U.S. These differences can affect our ability to react to changes in our business, and our rights or ability to enforce rights may be different than would be expected under U.S. law. Moreover, enforcement of laws in some overseas jurisdictions can be inconsistent and unpredictable, which can affect both our ability to enforce our rights and to undertake activities that we believe are beneficial to our business. In addition, the business and political climate in some jurisdictions may encourage corruption, which could reduce our ability to compete successfully in those jurisdictions while remaining in compliance with local laws or United States anti-corruption laws applicable to our businesses. As a result, our ability to generate revenue and our expenses in non-U.S. jurisdictions may differ from what would be expected if U.S. law governed these operations.
Labor disputes may disrupt our operations and adversely affect the profitability of any of our businesses.
A significant number of employees in various of our businesses are covered by collective bargaining agreements, including employees of our theme parks and resorts as well as writers, directors, actors, production personnel and others employed in our media networks and studio operations. In addition, the employees of licensees who manufacture and retailers who sell our consumer products, and employees of providers of programming content (such as sports leagues) may be covered by labor agreements with their employers. In general, a labor dispute involving our employees or the employees of our licensees or retailers who sell our consumer products or providers of programming content may disrupt our operations and reduce our revenues, and resolution of disputes may increase our costs.
The seasonality of certain of our businesses could exacerbate negative impacts on our operations.
Each of our businesses is normally subject to seasonal variations, as follows: 
Revenues in our Media Networks segment are subject to seasonal advertising patterns and changes in viewership levels. In general, advertising revenues are somewhat higher during the fall and somewhat lower during the summer months. Affiliate fees are typically collected ratably throughout the year.
Revenues in our Parks and Resorts segment fluctuate with changes in theme park attendance and resort occupancy resulting from the seasonal nature of vacation travel and leisure activities. Peak attendance and resort occupancy generally occur during the summer months when school vacations occur and during early-winter and spring-holiday periods.
Revenues in our Studio Entertainment segment fluctuate due to the timing and performance of releases in the theatrical, home entertainment and television markets. Release dates are determined by several factors, including competition and the timing of vacation and holiday periods.
Revenues in our Consumer Products & Interactive Media segments are influenced by seasonal consumer purchasing behavior, which generally results in higher revenues during the Company’s first fiscal quarter, and by the timing and performance of theatrical and game releases and cable programming broadcasts.
Accordingly, if a short-term negative impact on our business occurs during a time of high seasonal demand (such as hurricane damage to our parks during the summer travel season), the effect could have a disproportionate effect on the results of that business for the year.
ITEM 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
The Company has received no written comments regarding its periodic or current reports from the staff of the SEC that were issued 180 days or more preceding the end of its 2016 fiscal year and that remain unresolved.

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ITEM 2.
Properties
The Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and other properties of the Company and its subsidiaries are described in Item 1 under the caption Parks and Resorts. Film library properties are described in Item 1 under the caption Studio Entertainment. Television stations owned by the Company are described in Item 1 under the caption Media Networks. Retail store locations leased by the Company are described in Item 1 under the caption Consumer Products & Interactive Media.
The Company and its subsidiaries own and lease properties throughout the world. In addition to the properties noted above, the table below provides a brief description of other significant properties and the related business segment. 
Location
 
Property /
Approximate Size
 
Use
 
Business Segment(1)
Burbank, CA & surrounding cities(2)
 
Land (201 acres) & Buildings (4,725,000 ft2)
 
Owned Office/Production/Warehouse (includes 255,000 ft2 sublet to third-party tenants)
 
Corp/Studio/Media/
CPIM/P&R
 
 
 
 
Burbank, CA & surrounding cities(2)
 
Buildings (1,556,000 ft2)
 
Leased Office/Warehouse
 
Corp/Studio/Media/CPIM/P&R
 
 
 
 
Los Angeles, CA
 
Land (22 acres) & Buildings (600,000 ft2)
 
Owned Office/Production/Technical
 
Media/Studio
 
 
 
 
Los Angeles, CA
 
Buildings (519,000 ft2)
 
Leased Office/Production/Technical/Theater
 
Media/Studio
 
 
 
 
New York, NY
 
Land (5 acres) & Buildings (1,418,000 ft2)
 
Owned Office/Production/Technical
 
Media/Corp
 
 
 
 
New York, NY
 
Buildings (250,000 ft2)
 
Leased Office/Production/Theater/Warehouse (includes 14,000 ft2 sublet to third-party tenants)
 
Corp/Studio/Media/CPIM
 
 
 
 
Bristol, CT
 
Land (117 acres) & Buildings (1,174,000 ft2)
 
Owned Office/Production/Technical
 
Media
 
 
 
 
Bristol, CT
 
Buildings (512,000 ft2)
 
Leased Office/Warehouse/Technical
 
Media
 
 
 
 
Emeryville, CA
 
Land (20 acres) & Buildings (430,000 ft2)
 
Owned Office/Production/Technical
 
Studio
 
 
 
 
Emeryville, CA
 
Buildings (88,000 ft2)
 
Leased Office/Storage
 
Studio
 
 
 
 
San Francisco, CA
 
Buildings (741,000 ft2)
 
Leased Office/Production/Technical/Theater (includes 64,000 ft2 sublet to third-party tenants)
 
Corp/Studio/Media/
CPIM/P&R
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA & Canada
 
Land and Buildings (Multiple sites and sizes)
 
Owned and Leased Office/ Production/Transmitter/Theaters/Warehouse
 
Corp/Studio/Media/
CPIM/P&R
 
 
 
 
Hammersmith, England
 
Building (279,500 ft2)
 
Leased Office
 
Corp/Studio/Media/
CPIM/P&R
 
 
 
 
Europe, Asia, Australia & Latin America
 
Buildings (Multiple sites and sizes)
 
Leased Office/Warehouse/Retail
 
Corp/Studio/Media/
CPIM/P&R
 
(1) 
Corp – Corporate, CPIM – Consumer Products & Interactive Media, P&R – Parks and Resorts
(2) 
Surrounding cities include Glendale, CA, North Hollywood, CA and Sun Valley, CA

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ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings
As disclosed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is engaged in certain legal matters, and the disclosure set forth in Note 14 relating to certain legal matters is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company, together with, in some instances, certain of its directors and officers, is a defendant or codefendant in various other legal actions involving copyright, breach of contract and various other claims incident to the conduct of its businesses. Management does not expect the Company to suffer any material liability by reason of these actions.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Executive Officers of the Company
The executive officers of the Company are elected each year at the organizational meeting of the Board of Directors, which follows the annual meeting of the shareholders, and at other Board of Directors meetings, as appropriate. Each of the executive officers has been employed by the Company in the position or positions indicated in the list and pertinent notes below. Each of the executive officers has been employed by the Company for more than five years.
At October 1, 2016, the executive officers of the Company were as follows:
Name
 
Age
 
Title
 
Executive
Officer Since
Robert A. Iger
 
65
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(1)
 
2000
Alan N. Braverman
 
68
 
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
2003
Kevin A. Mayer
 
54
 
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer(2)
 
2005
Christine M. McCarthy
 
61
 
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(3)
 
2005
M. Jayne Parker
 
55
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
 
2009
 
(1) 
Mr. Iger was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer effective March 13, 2012. He was President and Chief Executive Officer from October 2, 2005 through that date.
(2) 
Mr. Mayer was appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer effective June 30, 2015. He was previously Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development of the Company from 2005 to 2015.
(3) 
Ms. McCarthy was appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 30, 2015. She was previously Executive Vice President, Corporate Real Estate, Alliances and Treasurer of the Company from 2000 to 2015.


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PART II
ITEM 5. Market for the Company’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “DIS”. The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices per share of common stock as reported in the Bloomberg Financial markets services.
 
Sales Price
 
High
 
Low
2016
 
 
 
4th Quarter
$
100.80

 
$
91.19

3rd Quarter
106.75

 
94.00

2nd Quarter
103.43

 
86.25

1st Quarter
120.65

 
102.61

2015
 
 
 
4th Quarter
$
122.08

 
$
90.00

3rd Quarter
115.28

 
104.25

2nd Quarter
108.94

 
90.06

1st Quarter
95.31

 
78.54

On June 24, 2015, the Company declared a $0.66 per share dividend ($1.1 billion) for the first half of fiscal 2015 for shareholders of record on July 6, 2015, which was paid on July 29, 2015. On December 2, 2015, the Company declared a $0.71 per share dividend ($1.2 billion) for the second half of fiscal 2015 for shareholders of record on December 14, 2015, which was paid on January 11, 2016.
On June 29, 2016, the Company declared a $0.71 per share dividend ($1.1 billion) for the first half of fiscal 2016 for shareholders of record on July 11, 2016, which was paid on July 28, 2016. The Board of Directors has not declared a dividend related to the second half of fiscal 2016 as of the date of this report.
As of October 1, 2016, the approximate number of common shareholders of record was 890,200.
The following table provides information about Company purchases of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended October 1, 2016:
Period
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
 
Weighted
Average Price
Paid per Share
 
Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased
as Part of 
Publicly
Announced 
Plans or 
Programs
 
Maximum 
Number of 
Shares that 
May Yet Be 
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs(2)
July 3, 2016 – July 31, 2016
 
4,864,650

 
$
98.59

 
4,840,000

 
293 million
August 1, 2016 – August 31, 2016
 
6,654,889

 
96.24

 
6,423,739

 
287 million
September 1, 2016 – October 1, 2016
 
5,336,204

 
93.44

 
5,305,000

 
282 million
Total
 
16,855,743

 
96.03

 
16,568,739

 
282 million
  
(1) 
287,004 shares were purchased on the open market to provide shares to participants in the Walt Disney Investment Plan (WDIP). These purchases were not made pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase plan or program.
(2) 
Under a share repurchase program implemented effective June 10, 1998, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares of its common stock. On January 30, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the repurchase authorization to a total of 400 million shares as of that date. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data
(in millions, except per share data)
 
2016 (1)
 
2015 (2)
 
2014 (3)
 
2013 (4)
 
2012 (5)
Statements of income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
55,632

 
$
52,465

 
$
48,813

 
$
45,041

 
$
42,278

Net income
9,790

 
8,852

 
8,004

 
6,636

 
6,173

Net income attributable to Disney
9,391

 
8,382

 
7,501

 
6,136

 
5,682

Per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings attributable to Disney
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted
$
5.73

 
$
4.90

 
$
4.26

 
$
3.38

 
$
3.13

Basic
5.76

 
4.95

 
4.31

 
3.42

 
3.17

Dividends (6)
1.42

 
1.81

 
0.86

 
0.75

 
0.60

Balance sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
92,033

 
$
88,182

 
$
84,141

 
$
81,197

 
$
74,863

Long-term obligations
24,189

 
19,142

 
18,573

 
17,293

 
17,841

Disney shareholders’ equity
43,265

 
44,525

 
44,958

 
45,429

 
39,759

Statements of cash flows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash provided (used) by:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
13,213

 
$
10,909

 
$
9,780

 
$
9,452

 
$
7,966

Investing activities
(5,758
)
 
(4,245
)
 
(3,345
)
 
(4,676
)
 
(4,759
)
Financing activities
(6,991
)
 
(5,514
)
 
(6,710
)
 
(4,214
)
 
(2,985
)

(1) 
The fiscal 2016 results include the Company’s share of a net gain recognized by A+E in connection with an acquisition of an interest in Vice ($0.13 per diluted share) (see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), restructuring and impairment charges ($0.07 per diluted share) and a charge in connection with the discontinuation of our Infinity console game business ($0.05 per diluted share). These items collectively resulted in a net benefit of $0.01 per diluted share.
(2) 
The fiscal 2015 results include the write-off of a deferred tax asset as a result of the Disneyland Paris recapitalization ($0.23 per diluted share) (see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and restructuring and impairment charges ($0.02 per diluted share), which collectively resulted in a net adverse impact of $0.25 per diluted share.
(3) 
The fiscal 2014 results include a loss resulting from the foreign currency translation of net monetary assets denominated in Venezuelan currency ($0.05 per diluted share) (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), restructuring and impairment charges ($0.05 per diluted share), a gain on the sale of property ($0.03 per diluted share) and a portion of a settlement of an affiliate contract dispute ($0.01 per diluted share). These items collectively resulted in a net adverse impact of $0.06 per diluted share.
(4) 
During fiscal 2013, the Company completed a $4.1 billion cash and stock acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC. In addition, results for the year include a charge related to the Celador litigation ($0.11 per diluted share), restructuring and impairment charges ($0.07 per diluted share), a charge related to an equity redemption by Hulu ($0.02 per diluted share), favorable tax adjustments related to an increase in the amount of prior-year foreign earnings considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States and favorable tax adjustments related to pre-tax earnings of prior years ($0.12 per diluted share) and gains in connection with the sale of our equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports and certain businesses ($0.08 per diluted share). These items collectively resulted in a net adverse impact of $0.01 per diluted share.
(5) 
The fiscal 2012 results include a non-cash gain in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest in UTV ($0.06 per diluted share), a recovery of a previously written-off receivable from Lehman Brothers ($0.03 per diluted share), restructuring and impairment charges ($0.03 per diluted share) and costs related to refinancing Disneyland Paris debt (rounded to $0.00 per diluted share). These items collectively resulted in a net benefit of $0.06 per diluted share.
(6) 
In fiscal 2015, the Company began paying dividends on a semiannual basis. Accordingly, fiscal 2015 includes dividend payments related to fiscal 2014 and the first half of fiscal 2015 (see Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).


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ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
Better/(Worse)
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
vs.
2015
 
2015
vs.
2014
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
Services
$
47,130

 
$
43,894

 
$
40,246

 
7
 %
 
9
 %
 
Products
8,502

 
8,571

 
8,567

 
(1
)%
 
 %
 
Total revenues
55,632

 
52,465

 
48,813

 
6
 %
 
7
 %
 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
(24,653
)
 
(23,191
)
 
(21,356
)
 
(6
)%
 
(9
)%
 
Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
(5,340
)
 
(5,173
)
 
(5,064
)
 
(3
)%
 
(2
)%
 
Selling, general, administrative and other
(8,754
)
 
(8,523
)
 
(8,565
)
 
(3
)%
 
 %
 
Depreciation and amortization
(2,527
)
 
(2,354
)
 
(2,288
)
 
(7
)%
 
(3
)%
 
Total costs and expenses
(41,274
)
 
(39,241
)
 
(37,273
)
 
(5
)%
 
(5
)%
 
Restructuring and impairment charges
(156
)
 
(53
)
 
(140
)
 
>(100)%
 
62
 %
 
Other expense, net

 

 
(31
)
 
nm

 
100
 %
 
Interest income/(expense), net
(260
)
 
(117
)
 
23

 
>(100)%
 
nm

 
Equity in the income of investees
926

 
814

 
854

 
14
 %
 
(5
)%
 
Income before income taxes
14,868

 
13,868

 
12,246

 
7
 %
 
13
 %
 
Income taxes
(5,078
)
 
(5,016
)
 
(4,242
)
 
(1
)%
 
(18
)%
 
Net income
9,790

 
8,852

 
8,004

 
11
 %
 
11
 %
 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(399
)
 
(470
)
 
(503
)
 
15
 %
 
7
 %
 
Net income attributable to The Walt Disney Company (Disney)
$
9,391

 
$
8,382

 
$
7,501

 
12
 %
 
12
 %
 
Earnings per share attributable to Disney:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
Diluted
$
5.73

 
$
4.90

 
$
4.26

 
17
 %
 
15
 %
 
Basic
$
5.76

 
$
4.95

 
$
4.31

 
16
 %
 
15
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted
1,639

 
1,709

 
1,759

 
 
 
 
 
Basic
1,629


1,694


1,740

 
 
 
 
 

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Organization of Information
Management’s Discussion and Analysis provides a narrative on the Company’s financial performance and condition that should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements. It includes the following sections: 
Consolidated Results and Non-Segment Items
Business Segment Results — 2016 vs. 2015
Business Segment Results — 2015 vs. 2014
Corporate and Unallocated Shared Expenses
Pension and Postretirement Medical Benefit Costs
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Forward-Looking Statements
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS AND NON-SEGMENT ITEMS
2016 vs. 2015
Revenues for fiscal 2016 increased 6%, or $3.2 billion, to $55.6 billion; net income attributable to Disney increased 12%, or $1.0 billion, to $9.4 billion; and diluted earnings per share attributable to Disney (EPS) for the year increased 17%, or $0.83 to $5.73. The EPS increase in fiscal 2016 was due to segment operating income growth driven by Studio Entertainment, Parks and Resorts and Consumer Products & Interactive Media, a decrease in weighted average shares outstanding as a result of our share repurchase program, a decrease in our effective income tax rate, which reflected a deferred tax asset write-off in the prior year, and the benefit of the Vice Gain (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). These increases were partially offset by higher net interest expense, the Infinity Charge (see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and higher restructuring and impairment charges in the current year. Segment operating results benefited from growth in services, partially offset by the impact of foreign currency translation due to the movement of the U.S. dollar against major currencies including the impact of our hedging program (FX Impact).
Fiscal 2016 included fifty-two weeks of operations, while fiscal 2015 results included the benefit from a fifty-third week of operations (Fiscal Period Impact) due to the timing of our fiscal period end. The estimated EPS impact of the additional week of operations in the prior year was approximately $0.13 and the majority of the impact was at our cable networks business, followed by our parks and resorts and, to a lesser extent, consumer products businesses.
Revenues
Service revenues for fiscal 2016 increased 7%, or $3.2 billion, to $47.1 billion, due to higher theatrical distribution revenues. The increase in service revenue was also driven by higher merchandise and game licensing revenue, average guest spending and attendance growth at our domestic parks and resorts, higher affiliate fees, growth in TV/ subscription video on demand (SVOD), revenues from the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, growth in digital distribution of film content and higher advertising revenue. These increases were partially offset by lower attendance at Disneyland Paris. Service revenue growth reflected an approximate 1 percentage point decrease due to an unfavorable FX Impact.
Product revenues for fiscal 2016 decreased 1%, or $69 million, to $8.5 billion, due to the discontinuation of the Infinity business and lower retail store volumes, partially offset by higher average guest spending at our domestic parks and resorts, higher net effective pricing at home entertainment and revenues from the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort. Lower product revenue reflected an approximate 1 percentage point decline due to an unfavorable FX Impact.
Costs and expenses
Cost of services for fiscal 2016 increased 6%, or $1.5 billion, to $24.7 billion, due to higher film cost amortization and distribution expense, increased media programming and production costs, the impact of the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort and cost inflation and higher infrastructure and labor costs at our domestic parks and resorts. These increases were partially offset by efficiency initiatives at our domestic parks and resorts. Cost of services reflected an approximate 1 percentage point benefit due to a favorable FX Impact.

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Cost of products for fiscal 2016 increased 3%, or $167 million, to $5.3 billion, due to the Infinity Charge, higher guest spending and cost inflation at our domestic parks and resorts and higher film cost amortization due to home entertainment revenue growth, partially offset by lower costs from the discontinuation of the Infinity business.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs for the fiscal year increased 3%, or $231 million, to $8.8 billion, driven by increased marketing costs at our Studio Entertainment segment, partially offset by lower marketing spend at our Media Networks segment. Selling, general, administrative and other costs reflected an approximate 1 percentage point benefit due to a favorable FX Impact.
Depreciation and amortization costs increased 7%, or $173 million, to $2.5 billion due to the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort and depreciation of new attractions at our domestic parks and resorts.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
The Company recorded $156 million and $53 million of restructuring and impairment charges in fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively. Charges in fiscal 2016 were due to asset impairments and severance and contract termination costs. Charges in fiscal 2015 were primarily due to a contract termination and severance costs.
Interest Income/(Expense), net
Interest income/(expense), net is as follows: 
(in millions)
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 Better/(Worse) 
Interest expense
 
$
(354
)
 
$
(265
)
 
(34
)%
 
Interest and investment income
 
94

 
148

 
(36
)%
 
Interest income/(expense), net
 
$
(260
)
 
$
(117
)
 
>(100
)%
 
The increase in interest expense was due to higher average debt balances and an increase in our effective interest rate, partially offset by higher capitalized interest.
The decrease in interest and investment income was due to lower gains on sales of publicly traded investments.
Equity in the Income of Investees
Equity in the income of investees increased 14% or $112 million, to $0.9 billion due to the $332 million Vice Gain (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The benefit of the Vice Gain was partially offset by a higher loss at Hulu and lower operating results at A+E. The increased equity loss at Hulu was due to higher programming, marketing and labor costs, partially offset by growth in subscription and advertising revenues. The decrease at A+E was due to lower advertising revenue and the impact of the conversion of the H2 channel to Viceland.
Effective Income Tax Rate 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Change
Better/(Worse)
Effective income tax rate
34.2
%
 
36.2
%
 
2.0

ppt
The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to a write-off of a $399 million deferred income tax asset in the prior year as a result of the increase in the Company’s ownership of Euro Disney S.C.A. in connection with the Disneyland Paris recapitalization (Disneyland Paris Tax Asset Write-off) (See Notes 6 and 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion). This decrease was partially offset by an increase in foreign losses for which we are not recognizing a tax benefit.
Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year decreased $71 million to $399 million due to higher pre-opening expenses at Shanghai Disney Resort and a decrease related to Disneyland Paris, partially offset by higher results at ESPN. The decrease related to Disneyland Paris was driven by lower results, partially offset by the impact of an increase in the Company’s ownership interest.

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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is determined on income after royalties and management fees, financing costs and income taxes.
2015 vs. 2014
Revenues for fiscal 2015 increased 7%, or $3.7 billion, to $52.5 billion; net income attributable to Disney increased 12%, or $881 million, to $8.4 billion; and EPS for the year increased 15%, or $0.64 to $4.90. The EPS increase in fiscal 2015 reflected growth at all our operating segments and a decrease in the weighted average shares outstanding as a result of our share repurchase program, partially offset by the Disneyland Paris Tax Asset Write-off and lower investment gains. Results for fiscal 2015 also include the benefit of a favorable Fiscal Period Impact.
Revenues
Service revenues for fiscal 2015 increased 9%, or $3.7 billion, to $43.9 billion, primarily due to higher affiliate fees, volume growth and higher average guest spending at our domestic parks and resorts, higher SVOD sales of our television and film properties, an increase in merchandise licensing and advertising revenue growth. Service revenue growth reflected an approximate 2 percentage point decrease due to an unfavorable FX Impact.
Product revenues for fiscal 2015 were comparable to fiscal 2014 as higher food, beverage and merchandise volumes and average guest spending at our domestic parks and resorts and increased revenues at our retail business were offset by lower worldwide home entertainment and console game volumes. Product revenue growth reflected an approximate 2 percentage point decrease due to an unfavorable FX Impact.
Costs and expenses
Cost of services for fiscal 2015 increased 9%, or $1.8 billion, to $23.2 billion primarily due to higher sports programming costs and inflation and operations support cost growth at our domestic parks and resorts. Cost of services reflected an approximate 1 percentage point benefit due to a favorable FX Impact.
Cost of products for fiscal 2015 increased 2%, or $109 million, to $5.2 billion, driven by volume growth at domestic parks and resorts and our retail business and inflation at our domestic parks and resorts. These increases were partially offset by lower home entertainment and console game unit sales. Cost of products reflected an approximate 2 percentage point benefit due to a favorable FX Impact.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs in fiscal 2015 were comparable to fiscal 2014 as higher labor costs driven by the ABC Television Network, ESPN and Corporate and higher information technology costs at domestic parks and resorts were offset by lower marketing costs and a favorable FX Impact. The decrease in marketing costs was due to lower spending for theatrical and home entertainment marketing, partially offset by increases at ABC, ESPN and our merchandise licensing business.
Depreciation and amortization costs increased 3%, or $66 million, to $2.4 billion, driven by new theme park attractions and, to a lesser extent, new broadcast facilities and equipment. Depreciation and amortization costs reflected an approximate 2 percentage point benefit due to a favorable FX Impact.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
The Company recorded $53 million and $140 million of restructuring and impairment charges in fiscal years 2015 and 2014, respectively. Charges in fiscal 2015 were primarily due to a contract termination and severance. Charges in fiscal 2014 were primarily due to severance costs across various of our segments and radio FCC license impairments, which were determined in connection with a plan to sell Radio Disney stations.
Other Expense, net
Other expense, net is as follows (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements): 
(in millions)
2015
 
2014
Venezuelan foreign currency translation loss
$

 
$
(143
)
Gain on sale of property and other

 
112

Other expense, net
$

 
$
(31
)

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Interest Income/(Expense), net
Interest income/(expense), net is as follows: 
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
% Change
 Better/(Worse) 
Interest expense
 
$
(265
)
 
$
(294
)
 
10
 %
 
Interest and investment income
 
148

 
317

 
(53
)%
 
Interest income/(expense), net
 
$
(117
)
 
$
23

 
nm

 
The decrease in interest expense was due to higher capitalized interest driven by the continued development of the Shanghai Disney Resort and lower average debt balances, partially offset by an unfavorable Fiscal Period Impact and higher effective interest rates.
The decrease in interest and investment income was due to lower gains on sales of investments and income on late payments recognized in fiscal 2014 in connection with the settlement of an affiliate contract dispute.
Equity in the Income of Investees
Equity in the income of investees decreased 5%, or $40 million, to $0.8 billion primarily due to a decrease at Hulu, partially offset by an increase at A+E.
Effective Income Tax Rate
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 Better/(Worse) 
Effective income tax rate
36.2
%
 
34.6
%
 
(1.6
)
ppt
The increase in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to the Disneyland Paris Tax Asset Write-off. This increase was partially offset by a benefit from an increase in earnings from foreign operations indefinitely reinvested outside the United States, which are subject to tax rates lower than the federal statutory income tax rate.
Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for fiscal 2015 decreased $33 million to $470 million due to lower operating results at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and higher pre-opening expenses at Shanghai Disney Resort, partially offset by an increase related to Disneyland Paris. The increase related to Disneyland Paris was driven by higher net income, partially offset by the impact of the Company’s change in ownership interest.
Certain Items Impacting Comparability
Results for fiscal 2016 were impacted by the following:
The $332 million Vice Gain
Restructuring and impairment charges totaling $156 million
The $129 million Infinity Charge
Results for fiscal 2015 were impacted by the following:
The $399 million Disneyland Paris Tax Asset Write-off
Restructuring and impairment charges totaling $53 million
Results for fiscal 2014 were impacted by the following:
A Venezuelan foreign currency translation loss of $143 million
Restructuring and impairment charges totaling $140 million
A $77 million gain on the sale of a property
Income of $29 million representing a portion of a settlement of an affiliate contract dispute

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A summary of the impact of these items on EPS is as follows:
(in millions, except per share data)
Pre-Tax Income/(Loss)
 
Tax Benefit/(Expense)(1)
 
After-Tax Income/(Loss)
 
EPS Favorable/(Adverse) (2)
Year Ended October 1, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vice Gain
$
332

 
$
(122
)
 
$
210

 
$
0.13

Restructuring and impairment charges
(156
)
 
43

 
(113
)
 
(0.07
)
Infinity Charge(3)
(129
)
 
47

 
(82
)
 
(0.05
)
Total
$
47

 
$
(32
)
 
$
15

 
$
0.01

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended October 3, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disneyland Paris Tax Asset Write-off
$

 
$
(399
)
 
$
(399
)
 
$
(0.23
)
Restructuring and impairment charges
(53
)
 
20

 
(33
)
 
(0.02
)
Total
$
(53
)
 
$
(379
)
 
$
(432
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended September 27, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Venezuela foreign currency translation loss(4)
$
(143
)
 
$
53

 
$
(90
)
 
$
(0.05
)
Restructuring and impairment charges
(140
)
 
48

 
(92
)
 
(0.05
)
Gain on sale of property
77

 
(28
)
 
49

 
0.03

Settlement income and other
35

 
(13
)
 
22

 
0.01

Total
$
(171
)
 
$
60

 
$
(111
)
 
$
(0.06
)

(1) 
Tax benefit/expense adjustments are determined using the tax rate applicable to the individual item affecting comparability.
(2) 
EPS is net of noncontrolling interest share, where applicable. Total may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding.
(3) 
Recorded in “Cost of products” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(4) 
Recorded in “Other expense, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS — 2016 vs. 2015
Below is a discussion of the major revenue and expense categories for our business segments. Costs and expenses for each segment consist of operating expenses, selling, general, administrative and other costs and depreciation and amortization. Selling, general, administrative and other costs include third-party and internal marketing expenses.
Our Media Networks segment generates revenue from affiliate fees, ad sales and other revenues, which include the sale and distribution of television programming. Significant operating expenses include amortization of programming, production, participations and residuals costs, technical support costs, operating labor and distribution costs.
Our Parks and Resorts segment generates revenue from the sale of admissions to theme parks, the sale of food, beverage and merchandise, charges for room nights at hotels, sales of cruise vacation packages and sales and rentals of vacation club properties. Revenues are also generated from sponsorships and co-branding opportunities, real estate rent and sales, and royalties from Tokyo Disney Resort. Significant operating expenses include operating labor, infrastructure costs, costs of sales and other operating expenses. Infrastructure costs include information systems expense, repairs and maintenance, utilities and fuel, property taxes, insurance and transportation and other operating expenses include costs for such items as supplies, commissions and entertainment offerings.
Our Studio Entertainment segment generates revenue from the distribution of films in the theatrical, home entertainment and television and SVOD markets (TV/SVOD), ticket sales for live stage plays, music distribution and licensing of our intellectual property for use in live entertainment events. Significant operating expenses include amortization of production, participations and residuals costs, distribution expenses and costs of sales.

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Our Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment generates revenue from licensing characters from our film, television and other properties to third parties for use on consumer merchandise, published materials and in multi-platform games and from operating retail stores and internet shopping sites. We also generate revenue from the sales of games through app distributors and online, from consumers’ in-game purchases, wholesale sales of self-published children’s books and magazines and comic books, and from operating English language learning centers. Significant operating expenses include costs of goods sold and distribution expenses, operating labor and retail occupancy costs, product development and marketing.
The following is a summary of segment revenue and operating income:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
Better/(Worse)
 
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
vs.
2015
 
2015
vs.
2014
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media Networks
$
23,689

 
$
23,264

 
$
21,152

 
2
 %
 
10
%
 
Parks and Resorts
16,974

 
16,162

 
15,099

 
5
 %
 
7
%
 
Studio Entertainment
9,441

 
7,366

 
7,278

 
28
 %
 
1
%
 
Consumer Products & Interactive Media
5,528

 
5,673

 
5,284

 
(3
)%
 
7
%
 
 
$
55,632

 
$
52,465

 
$
48,813

 
6
 %
 
7
%
 
Segment operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media Networks
$
7,755

 
$
7,793

 
$
7,321

 
 %
 
6
%
 
Parks and Resorts
3,298

 
3,031

 
2,663

 
9
 %
 
14
%
 
Studio Entertainment
2,703

 
1,973

 
1,549

 
37
 %
 
27
%
 
Consumer Products & Interactive Media
1,965

 
1,884

 
1,472

 
4
 %
 
28
%
 
 
$
15,721

 
$
14,681

 
$
13,005

 
7
 %
 
13
%
 
The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on segment operating income, and management uses aggregate segment operating income as a measure of the overall performance of the operating businesses. Aggregate segment operating income is not a financial measure defined by GAAP, should be reviewed in conjunction with the relevant GAAP financial measure and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The Company believes that information about aggregate segment operating income assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of the Company’s portfolio of businesses separate from factors other than business operations that affect net income. The following table reconciles segment operating income to income before income taxes. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
Better/(Worse)
 
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
vs.
2015
 
2015
vs.
2014
 
Segment operating income
$
15,721

 
$
14,681

 
$
13,005

 
7
 %
 
13
 %
 
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses
(640
)

(643
)

(611
)
 
 %
 
(5
)%
 
Restructuring and impairment charges
(156
)
 
(53
)
 
(140
)
 
>(100
)%
 
62
 %
 
Other expense, net

 

 
(31
)
 
nm

 
100
 %
 
Interest income/(expense), net
(260
)
 
(117
)
 
23

 
>(100
)%
 
nm

 
Vice Gain(1)
332

 

 

 
nm

 
nm

 
Infinity Charge(2)
(129
)
 

 

 
nm

 
nm

 
Income before income taxes
$
14,868

 
$
13,868

 
$
12,246

 
7
 %
 
13
 %
 
(1)    See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Vice Gain.
(2)    See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Infinity Charge.

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Media Networks
Operating results for the Media Networks segment are as follows: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 1, 2016
 
October 3, 2015
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliate fees
$
12,259

 
$
12,029

 
2
 %
 
Advertising
8,509

 
8,361

 
2
 %
 
TV/SVOD distribution and other
2,921

 
2,874

 
2
 %
 
Total revenues
23,689

 
23,264

 
2
 %
 
Operating expenses
(13,571
)
 
(13,150
)
 
(3
)%
 
Selling, general, administrative and other
(2,705
)
 
(2,869
)
 
6
 %
 
Depreciation and amortization
(255
)
 
(266
)
 
4
 %
 
Equity in the income of investees
597

 
814

 
(27
)%
 
Operating Income
$
7,755

 
$
7,793

 
 %
 

Revenues
The increase in affiliate fees reflected an increase of 7% from higher contractual rates, partially offset by decreases of 2% from subscribers, 2% from an unfavorable Fiscal Period Impact and 1% from an unfavorable FX Impact.
The increase in advertising revenues was due to increases of $117 million at Cable Networks, from $4,334 million to $4,451 million, and $31 million at Broadcasting, from $4,027 million to $4,058 million. The increase at Cable Networks was due to a 3% increase from higher rates and a 1% increase from higher impressions, partially offset by a decrease of 1% from an unfavorable Fiscal Period Impact. The increase in impressions was due to an increase in units sold, partially offset by lower ratings. Growth at Broadcasting was due to increases of 6% from higher network rates and 1% from the addition of the Emmy Awards show, which were largely offset by decreases of 5% from lower impressions and 2% from an unfavorable Fiscal Period Impact. The decrease in impressions was due to lower network ratings, partially offset by higher digital impressions and an increase in network units sold. Impressions is a measure of the number of people an advertisement has reached.
TV/SVOD distribution and other revenue increased $47 million from $2,874 million to $2,921 million due to an increase in program sales, partially offset by an unfavorable FX Impact. The increase in program sales was due to higher sales of ABC programs, partially offset by lower sales of cable programs.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include programming and production costs, which increased $386 million from $11,977 million to $12,363 million. At Broadcasting, programming and production costs increased $306 million due to a higher average amortization rate, the impact of higher program sales, as well as an increase in cost write-downs for network programming. These increases were partially offset by a favorable Fiscal Period Impact. At Cable Networks, programming and production costs increased $80 million due to rate increases and contract renewals for sports programming, partially offset by the absence of rights costs for NASCAR and British Open, a favorable Fiscal Period Impact and a favorable FX Impact.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs decreased $164 million from $2,869 million to $2,705 million due to a favorable FX Impact and lower marketing and labor costs.
Equity in the Income of Investees
Income from equity investees decreased $217 million from $814 million to $597 million due to a higher loss at Hulu and lower operating results at A+E. The increased equity loss at Hulu was due to higher programming, marketing and labor costs, partially offset by growth in subscription and advertising revenues. The decrease at A+E was due to lower advertising revenue and the impact of the conversion of the H2 channel to Viceland.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income decreased $38 million, to $7,755 million due to lower income from equity investees and an unfavorable FX Impact, partially offset by increases at ESPN and the ABC TV Network.

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The following table provides supplemental revenue and operating income detail for the Media Networks segment: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 1, 2016
 
October 3, 2015
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cable Networks
$
16,632

 
$
16,581

 
 %
 
Broadcasting
7,057

 
6,683

 
6
 %
 
 
$
23,689

 
$
23,264

 
2
 %
 
Segment operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cable Networks
$
6,748

 
$
6,787

 
(1
)%
 
Broadcasting
1,007

 
1,006

 
 %
 
 
$
7,755

 
$
7,793

 
 %
 
Starting in fiscal 2017, the Company will report Media Networks results with equity in the income of investees separate from Cable Networks and Broadcasting. The following table shows segment operating income on this basis:
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 1, 2016
 
October 3, 2015
 
Segment operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cable Networks
$
5,965

 
$
5,891

 
1
 %
 
Broadcasting
1,193

 
1,088

 
10
 %
 
Equity in the income of investees
597

 
814

 
(27
)%
 
 
$
7,755

 
$
7,793

 
 %
 
Restructuring and impairment charges
The Company recorded charges of $87 million, $62 million and $78 million related to Media Networks for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, that were reported in “Restructuring and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The charges in fiscal 2016 were due to an investment impairment and contract termination and severance costs. The charges in fiscal 2015 were due to a contract termination and severance costs. The charges in fiscal 2014 were due to radio FCC license and investment impairments and severance costs.
Parks and Resorts
Operating results for the Parks and Resorts segment are as follows: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 1, 2016
 
October 3, 2015
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
$
14,242

 
$
13,611

 
5
 %
 
International
2,732

 
2,551

 
7
 %
 
Total revenues
16,974

 
16,162

 
5
 %
 
Operating expenses
(10,039
)
 
(9,730
)
 
(3
)%
 
Selling, general, administrative and other
(1,913
)
 
(1,884
)
 
(2
)%
 
Depreciation and amortization
(1,721
)
 
(1,517
)
 
(13
)%
 
Equity in the loss of investees
(3
)
 

 
nm

 
Operating Income
$
3,298

 
$
3,031

 
9
 %
 

Revenues
Parks and Resorts revenues increased 5%, or $812 million, to $17.0 billion due to increases of $631 million at our domestic operations and $181 million at our international operations.
Revenue growth of 5% at our domestic operations reflected an increase of 5% from higher average guest spending, partially offset by a decrease of 1% from lower volumes. The increase in average guest spending was due to higher average

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ticket prices for admissions to our theme parks and for sailings at our cruise line, increased food, beverage and merchandise spending and higher average hotel room rates. Lower volumes reflected an unfavorable Fiscal Period Impact as well as lower unit sales at Disney Vacation Club, partially offset by an increase in volumes from higher attendance and occupied room nights on a comparable fiscal period basis. The decrease at Disney Vacation Club was due to sales in the prior year of units at The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, which sold out in the prior year, and lower sales at Aulani, partially offset by higher sales at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows in the current year.
Revenues from our international operations reflected increases of 6% from higher volumes and 4% from other revenue, partially offset by a decrease of 4% from an unfavorable FX Impact. Higher volumes were due to the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, partially offset by lower attendance at Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. The increase from other revenue was driven by Shanghai Disney Resort, including revenues for periods prior to its grand opening.
The following table presents supplemental attendance, per capita theme park guest spending and hotel statistics: 
 
Domestic
 
International (2)
 
Total
 
Fiscal Year 2016
 
Fiscal Year 2015
 
Fiscal Year 2016
 
Fiscal Year 2015
 
Fiscal Year 2016
 
Fiscal Year 2015
Parks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase/ (decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attendance
(1
)%
 
7
%
 
5
%
 
%
 
1
%
 
5
%
Per Capita Guest Spending
7
 %
 
4
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
 
7
%
 
4
%
Hotels (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Occupancy
89
 %
 
87
%
 
78
%
 
79
%
 
87
%
 
86
%
Available Room Nights
(in thousands)
10,382

 
10,644

 
2,600

 
2,473

 
12,982

 
13,117

Per Room Guest Spending

$305

 

$295

 

$285

 

$295

 

$302

 

$295

 
(1)
Per room guest spending consists of the average daily hotel room rate as well as guest spending on food, beverage and merchandise at the hotels. Hotel statistics include rentals of Disney Vacation Club units.
(2)
Per capita guest spending growth rate is stated on a constant currency basis. Per room guest spending is stated at the fiscal 2015 average foreign exchange rate. The euro to U.S. dollar weighted average foreign currency exchange rate was $1.11 and $1.15 for fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include operating labor, which increased $129 million from $4,580 million to $4,709 million, infrastructure costs, which increased $53 million from $1,881 million to $1,934 million and cost of sales, which increased $31 million from $1,505 million to $1,536 million. The increase in operating labor was driven by the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, inflation and higher operations support costs, partially offset by the benefit of efficiency initiatives and lower pension and postretirement medical costs. The increase in infrastructure costs was primarily due to the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort. The increase in cost of sales was driven by higher spending on food, beverage and merchandise. Other operating expenses, which include costs for items such as supplies, commissions and entertainment, increased driven by the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, inflation and higher volumes. Operating expenses reflected a 2% decrease as a result of the Fiscal Period Impact, which had similar impacts on operating labor, cost of sales and infrastructure costs.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $29 million from $1,884 million to $1,913 million due to higher marketing spend for Shanghai Disney Resort, partially offset by lower domestic marketing spending.
The increase in depreciation and amortization was primarily due to the impact of Shanghai Disney Resort and depreciation associated with new attractions at our domestic parks and resorts.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 9%, or $267 million, to $3.3 billion due to growth at our domestic operations, partially offset by a decrease at our international operations.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
The Company recorded $17 million of severance costs related to Parks and Resorts for fiscal year 2016 that were reported in “Restructuring and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Studio Entertainment
Operating results for the Studio Entertainment segment are as follows: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 1, 2016
 
October 3, 2015
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theatrical distribution
$
3,672

 
$
2,321

 
58
 %
 
Home entertainment
2,108

 
1,799

 
17
 %
 
TV/SVOD distribution and other
3,661

 
3,246

 
13
 %
 
Total revenues
9,441

 
7,366

 
28
 %
 
Operating expenses
(3,991
)
 
(3,050
)
 
(31
)%
 
Selling, general, administrative and other
(2,622
)
 
(2,204
)
 
(19
)%
 
Depreciation and amortization
(125
)
 
(139
)
 
10
 %
 
Operating Income
$
2,703

 
$
1,973

 
37
 %
 

Revenues
The increase in theatrical distribution revenue was primarily due to the performance of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Other significant titles in the current year included Captain America: Civil War, Finding Dory, Zootopia and The Jungle Book, whereas the prior year included Avengers: Age of Ultron, Inside Out, Big Hero 6 and Cinderella.
The increase in home entertainment revenue was due to increases of 14% from higher unit sales and 7% from higher average net effective pricing, partially offset by a decrease of 4% from an unfavorable FX Impact. The higher unit sales and net effective pricing were due to the strong performance of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Other significant titles included Inside Out, Zootopia, Captain America: Civil War, The Good Dinosaur and Ant-Man in the current year compared to Guardians of the Galaxy, Big Hero 6, Frozen, Maleficent and Avengers: Age of Ultron in the prior year. The current year also reflected higher revenues from Star Wars Classic titles. Net effective pricing is the wholesale selling price adjusted for discounts, sales incentives and returns.
The increase in TV/SVOD distribution and other revenue was due to increases of 9% from TV/SVOD distribution and 7% from higher revenue share with the Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment, partially offset by a decrease of 3% from an unfavorable FX Impact. The increase in TV/SVOD distribution revenue was due to international growth, a sale of Star Wars Classic titles in the current year and two Pixar VOD availabilities in the current year compared to none in the prior year. Higher revenue share with the Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment was due to the success of merchandise based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the current year, partially offset by lower sales of Frozen merchandise.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include an increase of $833 million in film cost amortization, from $1,790 million to $2,623 million due to the impact of higher revenues and a higher average film cost amortization rate in the current year. Operating expenses also include cost of goods sold and distribution costs, which increased $108 million, from $1,260 million to $1,368 million due to higher theatrical distribution costs and an increase in home entertainment unit sales, partially offset by a favorable FX Impact. Higher theatrical distribution costs were primarily due to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the current year whereas the prior year had no comparable title.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $418 million from $2,204 million to $2,622 million primarily due to theatrical marketing expense for Star Wars: The Force Awakens as well as two Pixar titles and two DreamWorks titles in the current year compared to one Pixar title and no DreamWorks titles in the prior year. This was partially offset by higher theatrical marketing expense for two Marvel titles in the prior year compared to one Marvel title in the current year.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 37%, or $730 million to $2,703 million due to growth from theatrical and home entertainment results, an increase in TV/SVOD distribution and higher revenue share with the Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment.
Restructuring and impairment charges and Other expense, net
The Company recorded $38 million of asset impairments related to Studio Entertainment for fiscal year 2016 that were reported in “Restructuring and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Consumer Products & Interactive Media
Operating results for the Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment are as follows: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 1, 2016
 
October 3, 2015
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Licensing, publishing and games
$
3,819

 
$
3,850

 
(1
)%
 
Retail and other
1,709

 
1,823

 
(6
)%
 
Total revenues
5,528

 
5,673

 
(3
)%
 
Operating expenses
(2,263
)
 
(2,434
)
 
7
 %
 
Selling, general, administrative and other
(1,125
)
 
(1,172
)
 
4
 %
 
Depreciation and amortization
(175
)
 
(183
)
 
4
 %
 
Operating Income
$
1,965

 
$
1,884

 
4
 %
 
Revenues
The decrease in licensing, publishing and games revenue was due to a 5% decrease from our games business, partially offset by a 4% increase from our merchandise licensing business. Lower games revenues were due to the discontinuation of the Infinity business, lower performance of our Frozen Free Fall mobile game and an unfavorable FX Impact, partially offset by revenues from Star Wars Battlefront, which was released by a licensee in the current year. Higher merchandise licensing revenues were primarily due to the performance of merchandise based on Star Wars and Finding Dory/Nemo, partially offset by higher revenue share with the Studio Entertainment segment, a decrease in revenues from Frozen merchandise and an unfavorable FX Impact.
The decrease in retail and other revenue was primarily due to a decrease of 4% from our retail business due to lower comparable store sales in Europe and North America, an unfavorable Fiscal Period Impact and an unfavorable FX Impact, partially offset by the benefit of new stores in North America.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses included a $107 million decrease in cost of goods sold and distribution costs, from $1,447 million to $1,340 million, a $5 million decrease in labor and occupancy costs, from $544 million to $539 million, and a $49 million decrease in product development expense, from $367 million to $318 million. The decrease in cost of goods sold and distribution costs was due to the discontinuation of Infinity, lower Frozen Free Fall co-developer fees and a favorable Fiscal Period Impact, partially offset by higher average per unit costs at our retail business in North America and Europe and higher game inventory reserves. The decrease in product development expense was due to the discontinuation of Infinity.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs decreased $47 million from $1,172 million to $1,125 million due to the discontinuation of Infinity, partially offset by higher marketing costs at our merchandise licensing business.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 4% to $2.0 billion due to higher results at our merchandise licensing and games businesses, partially offset by a decrease at our retail business.
Restructuring and impairment charges
The Company recorded charges of $143 million, credits of $4 million and charges of $44 million for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Charges in fiscal 2016 included the Infinity Charge of $129 million, which was reported in “Cost of Products” in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The remaining charges of $14 million in fiscal year 2016 and the charges in fiscal 2014 were primarily due to severance costs and were reported in “Restructuring and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.


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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS – 2015 vs. 2014
Media Networks
Operating results for the Media Networks segment are as follows: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 3, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliate fees
$
12,029

 
$
10,632

 
13
 %
 
Advertising
8,361

 
8,031

 
4
 %
 
TV/SVOD distribution and other
2,874

 
2,489

 
15
 %
 
Total revenues
23,264

 
21,152

 
10
 %
 
Operating expenses
(13,150
)
 
(11,794
)
 
(11
)%
 
Selling, general, administrative and other
(2,869
)
 
(2,643
)
 
(9
)%
 
Depreciation and amortization
(266
)
 
(250
)
 
(6
)%
 
Equity in the income of investees
814

 
856

 
(5
)%
 
Operating Income
$
7,793

 
$
7,321

 
6
 %
 

Revenues
The 13% increase in affiliate fee revenue was due to an increase of 8% from higher contractual rates, 3% from an increase in subscribers, 2% from the benefit of a favorable Fiscal Period Impact and 1% from new contractual provisions. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of 2% due to an unfavorable FX Impact. The increase in subscribers was due to the launch of the SEC Network in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, partially offset by a decline in subscribers at certain of our cable networks.
The 4% increase in advertising revenues was due to an increase of $206 million at Cable Networks, from $4,128 million to $4,334 million, and an increase of $124 million at Broadcasting, from $3,903 million to $4,027 million. The increase at Cable Networks was due to a 3% increase from rates and 1% from the benefit of a favorable Fiscal Period Impact. Impressions were relatively flat as a decrease in ratings was offset by an increase in units sold. The increase at Broadcasting was due to a 2% increase from network rates and a 2% increase from a favorable Fiscal Period Impact. Impressions is a measure of the number of people an advertisement has reached.
TV/SVOD distribution and other revenue increased $385 million from $2,489 million to $2,874 million due to higher SVOD sales in fiscal 2015.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include programming and production costs, which increased $1,367 million from $10,610 million to $11,977 million. At Cable Networks, programming and production costs increased $1,056 million primarily due to higher rights costs for NFL programming (including a wild card playoff game) and college football, and the addition of the SEC Network, partially offset by the end of the NASCAR contract in the first quarter of fiscal 2015. At Broadcasting, programming and production costs increased $311 million primarily due to higher program sales and an unfavorable Fiscal Period Impact.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $226 million from $2,643 million to $2,869 million driven by higher labor and marketing costs.
Equity in the Income of Investees
Income from equity investees decreased $42 million from $856 million to $814 million primarily due to a decrease at Hulu driven by higher programming and marketing costs, partially offset by an increase at A+E. The increase at A+E was due to lower programming and marketing costs, partially offset by a decrease in advertising revenue.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 6%, or $472 million, to $7,793 million due to increases at the Disney Channels, ESPN, the owned television stations and the ABC Television Network.

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The following table provides supplemental revenue and operating income detail for the Media Networks segment: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 3, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cable Networks
$
16,581

 
$
15,110

 
10
%
 
Broadcasting
6,683

 
6,042

 
11
%
 
 
$
23,264

 
$
21,152

 
10
%
 
Segment operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cable Networks
$
6,787

 
$
6,467

 
5
%
 
Broadcasting
1,006

 
854

 
18
%
 
 
$
7,793

 
$
7,321

 
6
%
 
Other expense, net
The Company recorded a $100 million loss related to Media Networks in fiscal 2014 resulting from the foreign currency translation of net monetary assets denominated in Venezuelan currency, which was reported in “Other expense, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Parks and Resorts
Operating results for the Parks and Resorts segment are as follows: 
 
Year Ended
 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)
October 3, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
$
13,611

 
$
12,329

 
10
 %
 
International
2,551

 
2,770

 
(8
)%
 
Total revenues
16,162

 
15,099

 
7
 %
 
Operating expenses
(9,730
)
 
(9,106
)
 
(7
)%
 
Selling, general, administrative and other
(1,884
)
 
(1,856
)
 
(2
)%
 
Depreciation and amortization
(1,517
)
 
(1,472
)
 
(3
)%
 
Equity in the loss of investees

 
(2
)
 
100
 %
 
Operating Income
$
3,031

 
$
2,663

 
14
 %
 

Revenues
Parks and Resorts revenues increased 7%, or $1.1 billion, to $16.2 billion due to an increase of $1.3 billion at o