Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,884,554	$ 2,904,663	$ 2,709,468
Cost of sales	2,118,150	2,088,831	1,923,179
Inventory Impairment Write-down	22,708	0	12,198
Gross profit	743,696	815,832	774,091
Research and development	110,865	126,453	129,838
Selling, general and administrative	397,947	404,653	388,434
Interest	38,897	39,269	36,238
Long-lived asset impairment	37,839	0	0
Restructuring	10,700	0	28,794
Pension settlement	121,324	0	0
Other	20,707	18,505	8,608
Earnings before income taxes	5,417	226,952	182,179
Income Taxes (Benefit)	(3,788)	52,404	86,818
Net earnings attributable to Moog and noncontrolling interest	9,205	174,548	95,361
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	121
Net earnings attributable to Moog	$ 9,205	$ 174,548	$ 95,240
Net earnings per share attributable to Moog
Basic	$ 0.28	$ 5.01	$ 2.67
Diluted	0.28	4.96	2.64
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.75	$ 1.00	$ 0.50
Average common shares outstanding
Basic	33,257,684	34,854,614	35,661,638
Diluted	33,437,801	35,178,968	36,052,307