Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 368,073	$ 325,128
Receivables	727,740	688,388
Inventories	489,127	479,040
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	41,499	34,688
Total current assets	1,626,439	1,527,244
Property, plant and equipment, net	522,991	522,369
Goodwill	774,268	740,162
Intangible assets, net	108,818	113,560
Deferred income taxes	26,558	75,800
Other assets	31,518	25,839
Total assets	3,090,592	3,004,974
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	89	1,379
Current installments of long-term debt	295	167
Accounts payable	170,878	144,450
Accrued compensation	148,406	126,319
Customer advances	159,274	167,514
Contract loss reserves	43,214	32,543
Other accrued liabilities	107,278	116,577
Total current liabilities	629,434	588,949
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	956,653	1,004,847
Long-term pension and retirement obligations	271,272	401,747
Deferred income taxes	13,320	11,026
Other long-term liabilities	5,609	4,343
Total liabilities	1,876,288	2,010,912
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	5,651
Shareholders' equity
Additional paid-in capital	492,246	465,762
Retained earnings	1,847,819	1,706,539
Treasury shares	(739,157)	(741,700)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(335,491)	(435,061)
Total Moog shareholders' equity	1,214,304	988,411
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	3,090,592	3,004,974
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	43,704	43,667
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	7,576	7,613
Stock Employee Compensation Trust (SECT)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock issued to trust	(89,919)	(49,463)
Total Moog shareholders' equity	(89,919)	(49,463)
Supplemental Retirement Plan (SERP) Trust
Shareholders' equity
Common stock issued to trust	(12,474)	(8,946)
Total Moog shareholders' equity	$ (12,474)	$ (8,946)