CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2015	Sep. 26, 2014	Sep. 27, 2013
Revenues:
Product	$ 2,077,874	$ 2,083,768	$ 2,055,718
Service	1,021,237	966,032	887,179
Total revenues	3,099,111	3,049,800	2,942,897
Cost of revenues:
Product	1,390,176	1,314,597	1,295,492
Service	426,243	433,528	397,718
Total cost of revenues	1,816,419	1,748,125	1,693,210
Gross margin	1,282,692	1,301,675	1,249,687
Operating expenses:
Research and development	245,211	234,840	208,208
Selling, general and administrative	488,514	470,550	432,589
Litigation settlement	0	25,130
Total operating expenses	733,725	730,520	640,797
Operating earnings	548,967	571,155	608,890
Interest income	13,630	10,514	7,322
Interest expense	(7,935)	(7,159)	(4,129)
Earnings before taxes	554,662	574,510	612,083
Taxes on earnings	142,644	170,807	173,835
Net earnings	412,018	403,703	438,248
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	533	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 411,485	$ 403,703	$ 438,248
Net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 4.13	$ 3.88	$ 4.04
Net earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 4.09	$ 3.83	$ 3.98
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	99,679	103,964	108,352
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	100,552	105,271	110,053