CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2013	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues:
Product	$ 2,055,718	$ 2,003,988	$ 1,879,327
Service	887,179	803,027	717,339
Total revenues	2,942,897	2,807,015	2,596,666
Cost of revenues:
Product	1,295,492	1,247,278	1,133,118
Service	397,718	363,401	327,659
Total cost of revenues	1,693,210	1,610,679	1,460,777
Gross margin	1,249,687	1,196,336	1,135,889
Operating expenses:
Research and development	208,208	185,742	170,725
Selling, general and administrative	432,589	416,520	376,713
Total operating expenses	640,797	602,262	547,438
Operating earnings	608,890	594,074	588,451
Interest income	7,322	5,269	2,858
Interest expense	(4,129)	(3,419)	(2,599)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	612,083	595,924	588,710
Taxes on earnings	173,835	168,875	180,084
Earnings from continuing operations	438,248	427,049	408,626
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	0	(9,693)
Net earnings	$ 438,248	$ 427,049	$ 398,933
Net earnings (loss) per share - basic:
Continuing operations	$ 4.04	$ 3.83	$ 3.50
Discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 0	$ (0.08)
Net earnings per share	$ 4.04	$ 3.83	$ 3.42
Net earnings (loss) per share - diluted:
Continuing operations	$ 3.98	$ 3.76	$ 3.44
Discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 0	$ (0.08)
Net earnings per share	$ 3.98	$ 3.76	$ 3.36
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings (loss) per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	108,352	111,376	116,703
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	110,053	113,473	118,735