Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,497,524	$ 2,411,937	$ 2,525,532
Cost of sales	1,766,002	1,700,354	1,788,828
Gross profit	731,522	711,583	736,704
Research and development	144,646	147,336	132,271
Selling, general and administrative	356,141	339,961	371,498
Interest	34,551	34,605	28,967
Restructuring	0	15,393	15,449
Goodwill impairment	0	4,800	0
Other	14,473	(3,372)	4,685
Earnings before income taxes	181,711	172,860	183,834
Income taxes	41,301	49,227	51,951
Net earnings attributable to Moog and noncontrolling interest	140,410	123,633	131,883
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(870)	(3,112)	0
Net earnings attributable to Moog	$ 141,280	$ 126,745	$ 131,883
Net earnings per share attributable to Moog
Basic	$ 3.94	$ 3.49	$ 3.39
Diluted	$ 3.90	$ 3.47	$ 3.35
Average common shares outstanding
Basic	35,852,448	36,277,445	38,945,880
Diluted	36,230,043	36,529,344	39,334,520