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Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accrued operating expenses | $ 164,000,000 v_AccruedOperatingExpensesCurrent |  | $ 199,000,000 v_AccruedOperatingExpensesCurrent |
Visa Europe put option—(See Note 3—Fair Value Measurements and Investments) | 145,000,000 us-gaap_LiabilitiesRelatedToInvestmentContractsFairValueDisclosure | [1] | 145,000,000 us-gaap_LiabilitiesRelatedToInvestmentContractsFairValueDisclosure | [1]
Deferred Revenue | 79,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue |  | 82,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue |
Accrued Income Taxes, Current | 470,000,000 us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent | [2] | 73,000,000 us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent | [2]
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current | 191,000,000 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |  | 125,000,000 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |
Accrued Liabilities, Current | 1,049,000,000 us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |  | 624,000,000 us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |
Other Non-current Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accrued income Taxes | 861,000,000 us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent |  | 855,000,000 us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent |
Employee benefits | 83,000,000 v_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesNoncurrent |  | 92,000,000 v_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesNoncurrent |
Other | 61,000,000 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesNoncurrent |  | 58,000,000 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesNoncurrent |
Total | 1,005,000,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent |  | 1,005,000,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent |
Maximum number of days within which the Company is required to purchase the shares of Visa Europe put option | 285 days |  |  |
Fair value adjustment for Europe put option | $ 10,000,000,000 v_FairValueAdjustmentforEuropePutOption |  |  |
[1] | The put option is exercisable at any time at the sole discretion of Visa Europe with payment required 285 days thereafter. Classification in current liabilities is not an indication of management’s expectation of exercise and simply reflects the fact that the obligation resulting from the exercise of the instrument could become payable within 12 months. The fair value of the put option does not represent the actual purchase price that the Company may be required to pay if the option is exercised, which would likely be in excess of $10 billion.
[2] | The increase in current accrued income taxes is primarily related to current income taxes accrued in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, but payable in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

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