CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2012	Jun. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2012
Revenues:
Product	$ 532,494	$ 526,331	$ 1,598,440	$ 1,529,935
Service contracts and other	193,717	178,915	574,527	520,923
Total revenues	726,211	705,246	2,172,967	2,050,858
Cost of revenues:
Product	319,477	311,358	971,284	923,981
Service contracts and other	96,269	86,277	280,492	253,811
Total cost of revenues	415,746	397,635	1,251,776	1,177,792
Gross margin	310,465	307,611	921,191	873,066
Operating expenses:
Research and development	53,335	48,943	151,355	139,775
Selling, general and administrative	102,398	105,081	321,910	306,986
Total operating expenses	155,733	154,024	473,265	446,761
Operating earnings	154,732	153,587	447,926	426,305
Interest income	1,915	1,312	5,159	3,571
Interest expense	(874)	(933)	(2,766)	(2,469)
Earnings before taxes	155,773	153,966	450,319	427,407
Taxes on earnings	42,942	45,123	129,417	120,559
Net earnings	$ 112,831	$ 108,843	$ 320,902	$ 306,848
Net earnings per share – basic	$ 1.04	$ 0.98	$ 2.95	$ 2.74
Net earnings per share – diluted	$ 1.03	$ 0.96	$ 2.90	$ 2.69
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic	108,158	111,070	108,741	111,857
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	109,760	112,823	110,496	113,961