| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00500 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (http://www.te.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001385157 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2015-09-26 - 2016-09-30  | 2014-09-27 - 2015-09-25  | 2013-09-28 - 2014-09-26  | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  | |||
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:  | |||
Net income  | 2,009,000,000    | 2,420,000,000    | 1,781,000,000    | 
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes  | (68,000,000)   | (1,182,000,000)   | (167,000,000)   | 
Income from continuing operations  | 1,941,000,000    | 1,238,000,000    | 1,614,000,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation and amortization  | |||
Non-cash restructuring charges  | |||
Deferred income taxes  | (  | ||
Provision for losses on accounts receivable and inventories  | |||
Tax sharing (income) expense  | (  | ||
Share-based compensation expense  | |||
Gain on divestiture  | (  | ||
Other  | |||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:  | |||
Accounts receivable, net  | (  | (  | |
Inventories  | (  | (  | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  | (  | ||
Accounts payable  | (  | (  | |
Accrued and other current liabilities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Deferred revenue  | |||
Income taxes  | (  | (  | |
Other  | |||
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities  | |||
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities  | (  | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:  | |||
Capital expenditures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment  | |||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from divestiture of business, net of cash retained by sold business  | |||
Proceeds from divestiture of discontinued operations, net of cash retained by sold operations  | (  | ||
Other  | (  | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing investing activities  | (  | (  | |
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities  | (  | (  | |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  | (  | (  | |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:  | |||
Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper  | (  | (  | |
Proceeds from issuance of debt  | |||
Repayment of debt  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from exercise of share options  | |||
Repurchase of common shares  | (  | (  | (  | 
Payment of common share dividends to shareholders  | (  | (  | (  | 
Transfers (to) from discontinued operations  | (  | ||
Other  | (  | (  | |
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing financing activities  | (  | (  | |
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued financing activities  | (  | (  | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  | (  | (  | |
Effect of currency translation on cash  | (  | (  | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  | (  | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal year  | 3,329,000,000    | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of fiscal year  | 647,000,000    | 3,329,000,000    | 2,457,000,000    | 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:  | |||
Interest paid  | |||
Income taxes paid, net of refunds  | |||