CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2016	Jul. 03, 2015	Jul. 01, 2016	Jul. 03, 2015
Revenues:
Product	$ 517,271	$ 533,736	$ 1,513,366	$ 1,523,331
Service	272,148	250,275	791,953	757,940
Total revenues	789,419	784,011	2,305,319	2,281,271
Cost of revenues:
Product	332,017	363,306	1,006,460	999,581
Service	110,972	105,729	325,519	317,168
Total cost of revenues	442,989	469,035	1,331,979	1,316,749
Gross margin	346,430	314,976	973,340	964,522
Operating expenses:
Research and development	64,952	60,010	187,041	176,398
Selling, general and administrative	151,009	110,722	405,197	368,394
Total operating expenses	215,961	170,732	592,238	544,792
Operating earnings	130,469	144,244	381,102	419,730
Interest income	4,537	3,489	12,784	9,573
Interest expense	(2,906)	(1,881)	(8,448)	(5,927)
Earnings before taxes	132,100	145,852	385,438	423,376
Taxes on earnings	33,214	32,210	100,527	110,451
Net earnings	98,886	113,642	284,911	312,925
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	91	136	118	136
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 98,795	$ 113,506	$ 284,793	$ 312,789
Net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 1.14	$ 2.97	$ 3.13
Net earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 1.13	$ 2.95	$ 3.10
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	94,940	99,721	95,955	100,090
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	95,432	100,454	96,522	101,020