Visa Europe - Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Total operating revenues	$ 16,090	$ 15,425
Net income	$ 7,072	$ 5,210
Pro forma diluted earnings per share (in USD per share)	$ 2.93	$ 2.06

The pro forma diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
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