Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 20, 2015	Jun. 05, 2015	Jul. 01, 2016	Jun. 26, 2015		Jul. 01, 2016	Jun. 26, 2015		Oct. 02, 2015
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax			$ (8,690,000)	$ (558,000)	[1],[2]	$ (15,493,000)	$ (21,034,000)	[1],[2]
Gain (loss) on net assets held for sale			(4,323,000)	(1,316,000)	[2]	(7,895,000)	(15,763,000)	[1],[2]
Environmental Exit Costs, Assets Previously Disposed, Liability for Remediation			700,000			700,000			$ 1,600,000
Previously Sold Business
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax							(1,100,000)
Environmental Exit Costs, Assets Previously Disposed, Liability for Remediation				1,700,000			1,700,000
Avionics & Controls
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax			(1,754,000)	(327,000)	[2]	(471,000)	(11,633,000)	[2]
Gain (loss) on net assets held for sale			(2,411,000)	323,000	[2]	(2,355,000)	(11,116,000)	[2]
Advanced Materials
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax			(6,784,000)	(1,648,000)	[2]	(14,552,000)	(10,793,000)	[2]
Gain (loss) on net assets held for sale			$ (1,912,000)	$ (1,017,000)	[2]	$ (5,540,000)	$ (4,025,000)	[2]
Eclipse
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of discontinued operation		$ 7,900,000
Eclipse | Maximum
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Indemnification for certain representations and warranty obligations	$ 2,800,000
PA&E
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of discontinued operation	23,400,000
Escrow deposits related to property sales	1,100,000
PA&E | Maximum
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Indemnification for certain representations and warranty obligations	$ 3,900,000

[1] (Recast)

[2] recast