CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2020	Dec. 28, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 828.9	$ 741.0
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	462.1	424.9
Gross margin	366.8	316.1
Operating expenses:
Research and development	67.1	60.9
Selling, general and administrative	177.0	141.1
Acquisition-related expenses	12.7	2.4
Total operating expenses	256.8	204.4
Operating earnings	110.0	111.7
Interest income	3.0	3.9
Interest expense	(4.7)	(1.2)
Other income, net	4.4	23.0
Earnings before taxes	112.7	137.4
Taxes on earnings	23.8	33.5
Net earnings	88.9	103.9
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.7	0.7
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 88.2	$ 103.2
Net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.97	$ 1.13
Net earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.96	$ 1.12
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	90.9	91.0
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	91.7	92.0
Product
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 421.0	$ 400.2
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	271.9	266.6
Service
Revenues:
Total revenues	407.9	340.8
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	$ 190.2	$ 158.3