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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 21, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
US income before taxes     $ 5,839 $ 7,214 $ 6,140
Deferred tax assets, net   $ 2,712 $ 2,712 $ 1,172  
U.S. federal statutory rate     35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
Income tax provision, percent     25.00% 30.00% 30.00%
Visa Europe Framework Agreement loss $ 1,900   $ 1,877 $ 0 $ 0
Revaluation of Visa Europe put option     255    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease)       (296)  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions     0 239 0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Qualified Production Activity, Amount         264
Prior years U.S. domestic production activities deduction     0 0 191
Income taxes receivable included in prepaid and other current assets   232 232 77  
Income Taxes Receivable       627  
Income taxes payable included in accrued taxes as part of accrued liabilities   153 153 75  
Accrued income taxes included in other long-term liabilities [1]   911 911 752  
Cumulative undistributed earnings of the Company's international subsidiaries intended to be reinvested indefinitely outside the U.S   8,300 8,300    
Decreased Singapore tax as a result of the tax incentive agreement     $ (235) $ (192) $ (168)
Benefit of the tax incentive agreement on diluted net income per share     $ 0.10 $ 0.08 $ 0.07
Total unrecognized tax benefits exclusive of interest and penalties   1,160 $ 1,160 $ 1,051 $ 1,303
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would reduce the effective tax rate in a future period   926 926 859  
Interest expense included in interest expense and administrative and other     15 (6) 10
Accrued penalties related to uncertain tax positions   3 3 1 2
Accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions in other long term liabilities   61 61 33  
Accrued penalties related to uncertain tax positions in other long term liabilities   17 17 6  
Other Assets          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Receivable   731 731 627  
Visa Europe          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
Visa Europe Framework Agreement loss $ 1,856 [2]   1,184    
Visa Europe | Other Assets          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
Deferred tax assets, net   22 22 13  
Non United States Customers          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
US income before taxes     2,500 $ 2,400 $ 2,300
Federal          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
Net operating loss carryforwards   17 17    
Federal foreign tax credit carryforward   15 15    
State and Local Jurisdiction          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
Net operating loss carryforwards   21 21    
Foreign Country          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
Net operating loss carryforwards   117 117    
Foreign Country | Visa Europe          
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]          
Tax benefit upon remeasurement of deferred tax liability to reflect tax rate change   $ (88) $ (88)    
[1] The increase in non-current accrued income taxes is primarily related to the increase in liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
[2] the loss upon consummation of the transaction resulting from the effective settlement of the Framework Agreement between Visa and Visa Europe. The Visa Europe Framework Agreement provided Visa Europe with a perpetual, exclusive right to operate the Visa business in the Visa Europe region in exchange for a license fee paid to Visa. Under the terms of the Framework Agreement, the license fee paid by Visa Europe has increased modestly since inception in 2007, while the value of the Visa Europe business has increased at a greater rate. Using an income approach, the Company assessed the contractual terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement as compared to current market conditions and the historical and expected financial performance of Visa Europe. Based on the analysis performed, the Company determined that the terms were not at fair value as determined under U.S. GAAP at the Closing. The present value of the expected differential between payments required by the Framework Agreement and those that would be required if the contract were at fair value under U.S. GAAP was calculated over the Framework Agreement's contractual perpetual term, resulting in a loss of $1.9 billion recognized within operating expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations during the third quarter of fiscal 2016, and a reduction to the purchase accounting consideration; and