CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016
Revenues:
Product	$ 383.4	$ 381.3	$ 1,113.1	$ 1,110.0
Service	279.0	261.6	816.1	763.9
Total revenues	662.4	642.9	1,929.2	1,873.9
Cost of revenues:
Product	248.4	250.8	727.0	759.9
Service	120.7	108.6	357.9	319.9
Total cost of revenues	369.1	359.4	1,084.9	1,079.8
Gross margin	293.3	283.5	844.3	794.1
Operating expenses:
Research and development	55.1	51.1	158.3	147.7
Selling, general and administrative	121.9	128.1	415.5	350.8
Impairment charges	0.0	2.2	38.3	2.2
Total operating expenses	177.0	181.4	612.1	500.7
Operating earnings	116.3	102.1	232.2	293.4
Interest income	2.9	4.5	10.4	12.7
Interest expense	(2.7)	(2.9)	(8.0)	(8.4)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	116.5	103.7	234.6	297.7
Taxes on earnings	25.9	21.8	60.2	66.7
Net earnings from continuing operations	90.6	81.9	174.4	231.0
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	0.0	17.0	(6.8)	53.9
Net earnings	90.6	98.9	167.6	284.9
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.1
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 90.4	$ 98.8	$ 166.9	$ 284.8
Net earnings (loss) per share - basic
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.99	$ 0.86	$ 1.88	$ 2.41
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.18	(0.08)	0.56
Net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	0.99	1.04	1.80	2.97
Net earnings (loss) per share - diluted
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.98	0.86	1.86	2.39
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.18	(0.07)	0.56
Net earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.98	$ 1.04	$ 1.79	$ 2.95
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	91.7	94.9	92.7	96.0
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	92.4	95.4	93.5	96.5