Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Schedule Of Changes In Projected Benefit Obligations And Plan Assets And Funded Status

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at prior year measurement date	$	784,203		$	678,063		$	188,942		$	169,980
Service cost	23,635			21,571			6,087			5,533
Interest cost	34,031			33,354			4,814			5,984
Contributions by plan participants	—			—			774			1,014
Actuarial losses	35,064			74,369			4,639			22,702
Foreign currency exchange impact	—			—			(19,149		)	(10,237		)
Benefits paid from plan assets	(22,612		)	(20,032		)	(2,186		)	(2,697		)
Benefits paid by Moog	(2,508		)	(1,883		)	(2,312		)	(2,985		)
Other	(822		)	(1,239		)	(1,498		)	(352		)
Projected benefit obligation at measurement date	$	850,991		$	784,203		$	180,111		$	188,942
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of assets at prior year measurement date	$	585,677		$	498,918		$	120,754		$	98,625
Actual return on plan assets	(28,435		)	50,630			4,437			11,631
Employer contributions	47,666			59,283			8,208			20,655
Contributions by plan participants	—			—			774			1,014
Benefits paid	(25,120		)	(21,915		)	(4,498		)	(5,682		)
Foreign currency exchange impact	—			—			(10,983		)	(5,425		)
Other	(1,005		)	(1,239		)	(999		)	(64		)
Fair value of assets at measurement date	$	578,783		$	585,677		$	117,693		$	120,754
Funded status and amount recognized in assets and liabilities	$	(272,208	)	$	(198,526	)	$	(62,418	)	$	(68,188	)
Amount recognized in assets and liabilities:
Other assets - non-current	$	—		$	—		$	220		$	4,191
Accrued and long-term pension liabilities	(272,208		)	(198,526		)	(62,638		)	(72,379		)
Amount recognized in assets and liabilities	$	(272,208	)	$	(198,526	)	$	(62,418	)	$	(68,188	)
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes:
Prior service cost (credit)	$	881		$	846		$	(737	)	$	(363	)
Actuarial losses	386,759			298,534			38,869			40,254
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes	$	387,640		$	299,380		$	38,132		$	39,891

Schedule Of Projected Benefit Obligations Or Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets

	October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
Projected benefit obligation	$	968,848	$	895,302
Accumulated benefit obligation	886,663		810,424
Fair value of plan assets	634,406		627,788

Schedule Of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost And Benefit Obligations

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	2015		2014		2013		2015		2014		2013
Assumptions for net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate	4.4	%	5.0	%	3.7	%	3.1	%	3.7	%	4.0	%
Return on assets	8.0	%	8.4	%	8.6	%	4.5	%	4.1	%	4.5	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.1	%	4.1	%	4.1	%	3.0	%	2.8	%	2.9	%
Assumptions for benefit obligations:
Discount rate	4.5	%	4.4	%	5.0	%	3.0	%	3.1	%	3.6	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.1	%	4.1	%	4.1	%	3.0	%	2.7	%	2.8	%

Schedule Of Weighted-Average Asset Allocations By Asset Category For The Pension Plans

U.S. Plans, October 3, 2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies:
Non-investment grade	$	—	$	38,517	$	—	$	38,517
Real assets	—		35,647		—		35,647
Other	—		78,102		—		78,102
Fixed income funds:
U.S. Government obligations	—		64,441		—		64,441
Corporate and other	—		106,120		—		106,120
Employer securities	62,214		—		—		62,214
Interest in common collective trusts	—		88,870		—		88,870
Money market funds	—		16,887		—		16,887
Limited partnerships	—		—		64,760		64,760
Insurance contracts and other	—		—		23,225		23,225
Fair value	$	62,214	$	428,584	$	87,985	$	578,783

Non-U.S. Plans, October 3, 2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies	$	—	$	30,294	$	—	$	30,294
Domestic equity	6,142		209		—		6,351
International equity	8,806		—		—		8,806
Fixed income funds	5,615		35,780		—		41,395
Cash and cash equivalents	252		880		—		1,132
Insurance contracts and other	—		779		28,936		29,715
Fair value	$	20,815	$	67,942	$	28,936	$	117,693

U.S. Plans, September 27, 2014	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies:
Non-investment grade	$	66,201	$	—	$	—	$	66,201
Other	7,442		—		—		7,442
Fixed income funds:
U.S. Government obligations	—		47,275		—		47,275
Corporate and other	—		82,850		—		82,850
Employer securities	78,874		—		—		78,874
Interest in common collective trusts	—		153,183		—		153,183
Money market funds	—		46,135		—		46,135
Limited partnerships	—		—		81,342		81,342
Insurance contracts and other	—		—		22,375		22,375
Fair value	$	152,517	$	329,443	$	103,717	$	585,677

Non-U.S. Plans, September 27, 2014	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies	$	—	$	32,819	$	—	$	32,819
Domestic equity	6,731		195		—		6,926
International equity	8,730		—		—		8,730
Fixed income funds	4,976		35,774		—		40,750
Cash and cash equivalents	85		497		—		582
Insurance contracts and other	—		764		30,183		30,947
Fair value	$	20,522	$	70,049	$	30,183	$	120,754

	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
	Target	2015 Actual	2014 Actual	Target	2015 Actual	2014 Actual
Asset category:
Equity	45%-70%	59%	54%	30%-50%	30%	30%
Debt	20%-35%	31%	34%	40%-60%	42%	42%
Real estate and other	10%-20%	10%	12%	10%-30%	28%	28%

Schedule Of Roll-Forward Of The Consolidated Plan Assets Classified As Level 3 Within The Fair Value Hierarchy

	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans			Total
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	92,267		$	25,820		$	118,087
Return on assets	8,852			4,689			13,541
Purchases from contributions to Plans	14,426			2,086			16,512
Proceeds from sales of investments	(3,511		)	—			(3,511		)
Settlements paid in cash	(8,317		)	(250		)	(8,567		)
Foreign currency translation	—			(2,162		)	(2,162		)
Balance at September 27, 2014	103,717			30,183			133,900
Return on assets	849			1,083			1,932
Purchases from contributions to Plans	39,188			3,118			42,306
Proceeds from sales of investments	(54,479		)	—			(54,479		)
Settlements paid in cash	(1,290		)	(1,985		)	(3,275		)
Foreign currency translation	—			(3,463		)	(3,463		)
Balance at October 3, 2015	$	87,985		$	28,936		$	116,921

Schedule Of Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Unfunded Commitments		Redemption Frequency	Redemption Notice Period
Interest in common collective trusts (1)	$	—	Daily, Weekly	0-5 days
Insurance contracts and other (2)	—		Quarterly	90 days
Limited partnerships (3)	12,300		Varies	15-45 days
Total	$	12,300

Schedule Of Pension Expense

	U.S. Plans									Non-U.S. Plans
	2015			2014			2013			2015			2014			2013
Service cost	$	23,635		$	21,571		$	26,856		$	6,087		$	5,533		$	4,874
Interest cost	34,031			33,354			28,818			4,814			5,984			5,750
Expected return on plan assets	(47,136		)	(43,374		)	(41,340		)	(5,166		)	(4,487		)	(3,789		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	149			149			8			(70		)	(57		)	(51		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	22,355			16,346			27,604			2,289			1,398			1,589
Settlement loss	54			37			—			77			—			245
Pension expense for defined benefit plans	33,088			28,083			41,946			8,031			8,371			8,618

Schedule Of Benefits Expected To Be Paid To The Participants Of The Plans

	U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans
2016	$	27,865	$	5,576
2017	31,136		5,564
2018	33,965		5,901
2019	36,625		6,281
2020	39,725		5,938
Five years thereafter	249,182		41,127

Schedule Of Changes In The Accumulated Benefit Obligation Of Unfunded Plan

	October 3, 2015			September 27, 2014
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation (APBO):
APBO at prior year measurement date	$	15,331		$	14,370
Service cost	226			225
Interest cost	576			624
Contributions by plan participants	2,228			1,725
Benefits paid	(2,795		)	(2,513		)
Actuarial losses (gains)	(3,034		)	900
APBO at measurement date	$	12,532		$	15,331
Funded status	$	(12,532	)	$	(15,331	)
Accrued postretirement benefit liability	$	12,532		$	15,331
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes:
Actuarial losses (gains)	5,232			(2,303		)
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes	$	5,232		$	(2,303	)

Schedule Of Cost Of The Postretirement Benefit Plan

	2015			2014			2013
Service cost	$	226		$	225		$	292
Interest cost	576			624			549
Amortization of transition obligation	—			—			361
Amortization of actuarial gain	(106		)	(261		)	—
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	696		$	588		$	1,202