CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2015
Revenues:
Product	$ 500,526	$ 475,830
Service	256,607	262,024
Total revenues	757,133	737,854
Cost of revenues:
Product	343,456	305,817
Service	103,985	105,029
Total cost of revenues	447,441	410,846
Gross margin	309,692	327,008
Operating expenses:
Research and development	59,981	57,076
Selling, general and administrative	133,061	140,482
Total operating expenses	193,042	197,558
Operating earnings	116,650	129,450
Interest income	3,949	3,040
Interest expense	(2,230)	(2,045)
Earnings before taxes	118,369	130,445
Taxes on earnings	29,327	37,131
Net earnings	89,042	93,314
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	15	0
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 89,027	$ 93,314
Net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.92	$ 0.93
Net earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.92
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	97,156	100,468
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	97,843	101,642