Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 589,670	$ 568,457
Cost of sales	417,164	406,997
Gross profit	172,506	161,460
Research and development	34,564	34,798
Selling, general and administrative	85,063	82,994
Interest	8,486	8,322
Other	7,905	(309)
Earnings before income taxes	36,488	35,655
Income taxes	6,430	9,495
Net earnings attributable to Moog and noncontrolling interest	30,058	26,160
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(506)	(81)
Net earnings attributable to Moog	$ 30,564	$ 26,241
Net earnings per share attributable to Moog
Basic	$ 0.85	$ 0.71
Diluted	$ 0.84	$ 0.71
Average common shares outstanding
Basic	35,869,052	36,713,949
Diluted	36,272,767	37,028,331

The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

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