CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2015	Jun. 27, 2014	Jul. 03, 2015	Jun. 27, 2014
Revenues:
Product	$ 533,736	$ 505,648	$ 1,523,331	$ 1,529,024
Service	250,275	242,037	757,940	708,669
Total revenues	784,011	747,685	2,281,271	2,237,693
Cost of revenues:
Product	363,306	314,874	999,581	957,920
Service	105,729	109,084	317,168	318,157
Total cost of revenues	469,035	423,958	1,316,749	1,276,077
Gross margin	314,976	323,727	964,522	961,616
Operating expenses:
Research and development	60,010	56,988	176,398	175,668
Selling, general and administrative	110,722	124,235	368,394	348,776
Litigation settlement	0	0	0	25,130
Total operating expenses	170,732	181,223	544,792	549,574
Operating earnings	144,244	142,504	419,730	412,042
Interest income	3,489	3,045	9,573	7,768
Interest expense	(1,881)	(1,787)	(5,927)	(5,535)
Earnings before taxes	145,852	143,762	423,376	414,275
Taxes on earnings	32,210	36,672	110,451	116,437
Net earnings	113,642	107,090	312,925	297,838
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	136	0	136	0
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 113,506	$ 107,090	$ 312,789	$ 297,838
Net earnings per share attributable to Varian - basic (usd per share)	$ 1.14	$ 1.03	$ 3.13	$ 2.85
Net earnings per share attributable to Varian - diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.13	$ 1.02	$ 3.10	$ 2.81
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	99,721	103,644	100,090	104,585
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	100,454	104,869	101,020	105,910