Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Net Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share:

	Fiscal Years
(In millions, except per share amounts)	2016		2015		2014
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$	402.3	$	411.5	$	403.7
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	95.4		99.7		104.0
Dilutive effect of potential common shares	0.6		0.9		1.3
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	96.0		100.6		105.3
Net earnings per share attributable to Varian - basic	$	4.22	$	4.13	$	3.88
Net earnings per share attributable to Varian - diluted	$	4.19	$	4.09	$	3.83
Anti-dilutive employee shared based awards, excluded	1.6		1.0		0.6