Document And Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Apr. 25, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 25, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 29, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	MOOG INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000067887
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			40,809,112	3,680,254
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 1,854,000,000