CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Product	$ 365.0	$ 320.2	$ 1,124.4	$ 994.3
Service	344.1	312.6	993.1	903.2
Total revenues	709.1	632.8	2,117.5	1,897.5
Cost of revenues:
Product	242.5	225.6	730.6	678.7
Service	153.0	141.7	452.0	410.7
Total cost of revenues	395.5	367.3	1,182.6	1,089.4
Gross margin	313.6	265.5	934.9	808.1
Operating expenses:
Research and development	59.5	55.1	174.3	158.3
Selling, general and administrative	138.9	121.4	397.4	414.1
Impairment charges	11.0	0.0	22.1	38.3
Acquisition-related expenses	12.7	0.5	33.9	1.4
Total operating expenses	222.1	177.0	627.7	612.1
Operating earnings	91.5	88.5	307.2	196.0
Interest income	1.8	2.9	8.6	10.4
Interest expense	(1.3)	(2.7)	(5.7)	(8.0)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	92.0	88.7	310.1	198.4
Taxes on earnings	19.5	18.8	276.6	51.0
Net earnings from continuing operations	72.5	69.9	33.5	147.4
Net loss from discontinued operations	0.0	0.0	0.0	(6.8)
Net earnings	72.5	69.9	33.5	140.6
Less: Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.1)	0.2	0.0	0.7
Net earnings attributable to Varian	$ 72.6	$ 69.7	$ 33.5	$ 139.9
Net earnings (loss) per share - basic
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.76	$ 0.37	$ 1.58
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.08)
Net earnings (loss) per share - basic (in dollars per share)	0.79	0.76	0.37	1.50
Net earnings (loss) per share - diluted
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.79	0.75	0.36	1.57
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.07)
Net earnings (loss) per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.75	$ 0.36	$ 1.50
Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	91.5	91.7	91.6	92.7
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	92.5	92.4	92.6	93.5