CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2020	Sep. 27, 2019	Sep. 28, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 3,168.2	$ 3,225.1	$ 2,919.1
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	1,791.0	1,854.8	1,645.5
Gross margin	1,377.2	1,370.3	1,273.6
Operating expenses:
Research and development	280.6	247.6	233.9
Selling, general and administrative	671.8	623.1	543.5
Impairment and restructuring charges	77.0	50.6	22.4
Acquisition-related expenses and in-process research and development	24.6	62.8	36.4
Total operating expenses	1,054.0	984.1	836.2
Operating earnings	323.2	386.2	437.4
Interest income	10.4	15.1	17.3
Interest expense	(14.0)	(8.8)	(6.8)
Other income, net	38.7	28.3	4.2
Earnings before taxes	358.3	420.8	452.1
Taxes on earnings	88.9	128.6	301.8
Net earnings	269.4	292.2	150.3
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.2	0.3	0.4
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 269.2	$ 291.9	$ 149.9
Net earnings attributable to Varian
Net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.96	$ 3.21	$ 1.64
Net earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.94	$ 3.18	$ 1.62
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	90.9	91.0	91.5
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	91.5	91.9	92.5
Product
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,587.8	$ 1,784.1	$ 1,569.9
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	1,055.4	1,169.9	1,024.4
Service
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,580.4	1,441.0	1,349.2
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	$ 735.6	$ 684.9	$ 621.1