CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013	Jun. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Revenues:
Product	$ 505,648	$ 503,640	$ 1,529,024	$ 1,518,116
Service	242,037	222,571	708,669	654,851
Total revenues	747,685	726,211	2,237,693	2,172,967
Cost of revenues:
Product	314,874	316,584	957,920	958,954
Service	109,084	99,162	318,157	292,822
Total cost of revenues	423,958	415,746	1,276,077	1,251,776
Gross margin	323,727	310,465	961,616	921,191
Operating expenses:
Research and development	56,988	53,335	175,668	151,355
Selling, general and administrative	124,235	102,398	348,776	321,910
Litigation settlement			25,130
Total operating expenses	181,223	155,733	549,574	473,265
Operating earnings	142,504	154,732	412,042	447,926
Interest income	3,045	1,915	7,768	5,159
Interest expense	(1,787)	(874)	(5,535)	(2,766)
Earnings before taxes	143,762	155,773	414,275	450,319
Taxes on earnings	36,672	42,942	116,437	129,417
Net earnings	$ 107,090	$ 112,831	$ 297,838	$ 320,902
Net earnings per share - basic	$ 1.03	$ 1.04	$ 2.85	$ 2.95
Net earnings per share - diluted	$ 1.02	$ 1.03	$ 2.81	$ 2.90
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	103,644	108,158	104,585	108,741
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	104,869	109,760	105,910	110,496