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Borrowings - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2020	Sep. 27, 2019	Sep. 28, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Long-term debt, net	$ 1,676,941	$ 1,201,245
Less: Deferred Financing Fees	(1,679)	(2,535)
Term Loan Facility 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Long-term debt, net	1,025,826		$ 0
Term Loan Facility 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Long-term debt, net	0	400,000
Senior Notes, Series A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Long-term debt, net	$ 190,000	190,000
Stated interest rate	4.27%
Senior Notes, Series B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Long-term debt, net	$ 180,000	180,000
Stated interest rate	4.42%
Senior Notes, Series C
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Long-term debt, net	$ 130,000	130,000
Stated interest rate	4.52%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Long-term debt, net	$ 152,794	$ 303,780
Eurocurrency Interest Rate \| Minimum \| Term Loan Facility 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	0.875%
Eurocurrency Interest Rate \| Minimum \| Term Loan Facility 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	1.00%
Eurocurrency Interest Rate \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	0.875%
Eurocurrency Interest Rate \| Maximum \| Term Loan Facility 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	1.50%
Eurocurrency Interest Rate \| Maximum \| Term Loan Facility 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	1.50%
Eurocurrency Interest Rate \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	1.50%
Base Interest Rate \| Minimum \| Term Loan Facility 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	0.00%
Base Interest Rate \| Minimum \| Term Loan Facility 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	0.00%
Base Interest Rate \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	0.00%
Base Interest Rate \| Maximum \| Term Loan Facility 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	50.00%
Base Interest Rate \| Maximum \| Term Loan Facility 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	0.50%
Base Interest Rate \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	0.50%
LIBOR \| Term Loan Facility 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	1.37%
LIBOR \| Term Loan Facility 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate		3.05%
LIBOR \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	1.39%
LIBOR \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate	2.97%