Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data

	Fiscal Year 2015
(In millions, except per share amounts)	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Total Year
Total revenues	$	737.9	$	759.4	$	784.0	$	817.8	$	3,099.1
Gross margin	$	327.0	$	322.5	$	315.0	$	318.2	$	1,282.7
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$	93.3	$	106.0	$	113.5	$	98.7	$	411.5
Net earnings per share – basic:	$	0.93	$	1.06	$	1.14	$	1.00	$	4.13
Net earnings per share – diluted:	$	0.92	$	1.05	$	1.13	$	0.99	$	4.09
	Fiscal Year 2014
(In millions, except per share amounts)	First Quarter		Second Quarter (1)		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Total Year
Total revenues	$	711.5	$	778.5	$	747.7	$	812.1	$	3,049.8
Gross margin	$	309.6	$	328.3	$	323.7	$	340.1	$	1,301.7
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$	98.0	$	92.7	$	107.1	$	105.9	$	403.7
Net earnings per share – basic:	$	0.92	$	0.89	$	1.03	$	1.04	$	3.88
Net earnings per share – diluted:	$	0.91	$	0.88	$	1.02	$	1.02	$	3.83

⁽¹⁾  In the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, net earnings attributable to Varian included a $25.1 million litigation charge related to a settlement agreement with the University of Pittsburgh.