Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	11 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2015		Sep. 26, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014		Oct. 25, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 1,774,449	[1]	$ 1,801,127	$ 2,029,471	[1]	$ 1,866,659	[1]
Cost of Sales	1,185,056		1,176,413	1,314,762		1,168,632
Gross Profit	589,393		624,714	714,709		698,027
Expenses
Selling, general & administrative	346,781		323,957	361,190		364,149
Research, development and engineering	91,491		88,656	97,591		88,982
Restructuring charges	6,639		12,103	13,642		0
Gain on sale of product line	0		0	0		(2,264)
Goodwill impairment	0		0	0		3,454
Other income	(12,503)		0	0		0
Total Expenses	432,408		424,716	472,423		454,321
Operating Earnings from Continuing Operations	156,985		199,998	242,286		243,706
Interest Income	(578)		(501)	(555)		(535)
Interest Expense	30,090		29,986	33,010		39,637
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt	11,451		533	533		946
Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	116,022		169,980	209,298		203,658
Income Tax Expense	18,956		35,759	43,716		32,803
Earnings from Continuing Operations Including Noncontrolling Interests	97,066		134,221	165,582		170,855
Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(401)		(527)	(553)		(1,730)
Earnings from Continuing Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax	96,665		133,694	165,029		169,125
Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax	(37,053)		(59,240)	(62,611)		(4,391)
Net Earnings Attributable to Esterline	$ 59,612		$ 74,454	$ 102,418		$ 164,734
Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Basic:
Continuing operations	$ 3.15		$ 4.20	$ 5.19		$ 5.42
Discontinued operations	(1.21)		(1.86)	(1.97)		(0.14)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Basic	1.94		2.34	3.22		5.28
Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Diluted:
Continuing operations	3.10		4.12	5.09		5.33
Discontinued operations	(1.19)		(1.83)	(1.93)		(0.14)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Diluted	$ 1.91		$ 2.29	$ 3.16		$ 5.19

[1] Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.