Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	May 01, 2015	Jun. 02, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 01, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	ESL
Entity Registrant Name	ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000033619
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,809,348