Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

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

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at prior year measurement date	$	556,010		$	459,853		$	141,022		$	108,623
Service cost		22,566			18,718			4,804			3,139
Interest cost		28,683			27,067			6,260			5,868
Contributions by plan participants		-			-			873			724
Actuarial losses (gains)		45,358			65,897			(14,825	)		27,802
Foreign currency exchange impact		-			-			(1,601	)		(1,674	)
Benefits paid from plan assets		(15,777	)		(14,699	)		(2,020	)		(1,179	)
Benefits paid by Moog		(905	)		(826	)		(2,530	)		(2,312	)
Other		(137	)		-			(69	)		31
Projected benefit obligation at measurement date	$	635,798		$	556,010		$	131,914		$	141,022
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of assets at prior year measurement date	$	369,090		$	314,341		$	72,419		$	62,143
Actual return on plan assets		(23,987	)		29,448			(6,950	)		6,937
Employer contributions		61,004			40,826			7,356			3,747
Contributions by plan participants		-			-			873			3,035
Benefits paid		(16,682	)		(15,525	)		(4,550	)		(3,490	)
Foreign currency exchange impact		-			-			(88	)		107
Other		(139	)		-			(69	)		(60	)
Fair value of assets at measurement date	$	389,286		$	369,090		$	68,991		$	72,419
Funded status and amount recognized in assets and liabilities	$	(246,512	)	$	(186,920	)	$	(62,923	)	$	(68,603	)
Amount recognized in assets and liabilities:
Other assets - non-current	$	-		$	-		$	372		$	-
Accrued and long-term pension liabilities		(246,512	)		(186,920	)		(63,295	)		(68,603	)
Amount recognized in assets and liabilities	$	(246,512	)	$	(186,920	)	$	(62,923	)	$	(68,603	)
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes:
Prior service cost (credit)	$	52		$	61		$	(380	)	$	(400	)
Actuarial losses		350,556			253,431			21,547			27,060
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes	$	350,608		$	253,492		$	21,167		$	26,660

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

	October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010
Projected benefit obligation	$	748,495	$	661,120
Accumulated benefit obligation		678,855		592,993
Fair value of plan assets		440,422		408,732

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

	U.S. Plans									Non-U.S. Plans
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Assumptions for net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate		5.2	%		6.0	%		7.3	%		4.6	%		5.8	%		6.0	%
Return on assets		8.9	%		8.9	%		8.9	%		5.1	%		6.0	%		6.5	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.8	%		4.1	%		5.3	%		3.1	%		3.3	%		3.5	%
Assumptions for benefit obligations:
Discount rate		4.7	%		5.2	%		6.0	%		4.7	%		4.6	%		5.8	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.8	%		3.8	%		4.1	%		3.0	%		2.6	%		3.3	%

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

	U.S. Plans							Non-U.S. Plans
	Target	2011 Actual			2010 Actual			Target	2011 Actual			2010 Actual
Asset category:
Equity	50%-85%		74	%		76	%	40%-60%		43	%		43	%
Debt	15%-30%		14	%		16	%	40%-60%		55	%		54	%
Real estate and other	0%-20%		12	%		8	%	0%-10%		2	%		3	%

Schedule Of Consolidated Plan Assets Using The Fair Value Hierarchy

U.S. Plans, October 1, 2011	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies:
Large growth stocks	$	60,550	$	-	$	-	$	60,550
International equity		44,827		-		-		44,827
Emerging markets		16,195		-		-		16,195
Common stock:
International equity		29,886		-		-		29,886
Large value stocks		18,202		-		-		18,202
Large core stocks		15,897		-		-		15,897
Large growth stocks		15,835		-		-		15,835
Other		9,947		-		-		9,947
Fixed income funds:
Intermediate-term core fixed income		56,345		-		-		56,345
Employer securities		37,995		-		-		37,995
Interest in common collective trust		-		27,446		-		27,446
Money market funds		-		45,971		-		45,971
Cash and cash equivalents		1,557		-		-		1,557
Limited partnerships		-		-		8,633		8,633
Fair value	$	307,236	$	73,417	$	8,633	$	389,286
Non-U.S. Plans, October 1, 2011	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies	$	-	$	27,929	$	-	$	27,929
Domestic equity		2,728		222		-		2,950
International equity		7,705		-		-		7,705
Fixed income funds		1,567		12,210		-		13,777
Cash and cash equivalents		4,762		-		-		4,762
Insurance contracts and other		-		490		11,378		11,868
Fair value	$	16,762	$	40,851	$	11,378	$	68,991

U.S. Plans, October 2, 2010	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies:
International equity	$	48,483	$	-	$	-	$	48,483
Large growth stocks		39,170		-		-		39,170
Emerging markets		20,599		-		-		20,599
Common stock:
International equity		33,166		-		-		33,166
Large value stocks		19,572		-		-		19,572
Large core stocks		19,752		-		-		19,752
Large growth stocks		7,198		-		-		7,198
Other		11,568		-		-		11,568
Fixed income funds:
Intermediate-term core fixed income		58,384		-		-		58,384
Employer securities		41,329		-		-		41,329
Interest in common collective trust		-		25,884		-		25,884
Money market funds		35,843		-		-		35,843
Cash and cash equivalents		1,964		278		-		2,242
Limited partnerships		-		-		5,900		5,900
Fair value	$	337,028	$	26,162	$	5,900	$	369,090
Non-U.S. Plans, October 2, 2010	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Shares of registered investment companies	$	-	$	21,420	$	-	$	21,420
Domestic equity		2,573		305		-		2,878
International equity		7,740		-		-		7,740
Fixed income funds		-		19,836		-		19,836
Cash and cash equivalents		3,900		-		-		3,900
Insurance contracts and other		-		435		16,210		16,645
Fair value	$	14,213	$	41,996	$	16,210	$	72,419

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 October 3, 2009	$	2,076		$	11,408		$	13,484
Return on assets		367			3,323			3,690
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		3,457			1,479			4,936
Balance at October 2, 2010		5,900			16,210			22,110
Return on assets		(507	)		(6,197	)		(6,704	)
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		3,240			1,365			4,605
Balance at October 1, 2011	$	8,633		$	11,378		$	20,011

Schedule Of Pension Expense

	U.S. Plans									Non-U.S. Plans
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Service cost	$	22,566		$	18,718		$	13,977		$	4,804		$	3,139		$	3,485
Interest cost		28,683			27,067			25,529			6,260			5,868			5,747
Expected return on plan assets		(39,089	)		(35,344	)		(31,924	)		(3,900	)		(3,605	)		(3,480	)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		9			203			295			(60	)		(54	)		(44	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		11,292			4,949			844			1,546			521			466
Settlement loss		16			-			-			275			91			283
Curtailment loss		-			-			-			-			-			53
Pension expense for defined benefit plans		23,477			15,593			8,721			8,925			5,960			6,510
Pension expense for defined contribution plans		7,674			6,571			6,417			4,765			6,053			1,915
Total pension expense	$	31,151		$	22,164		$	15,138		$	13,690		$	12,013		$	8,425

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

		U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans
2012	$	19,403	$	3,995
2013		22,899		4,338
2014		24,889		4,655
2015		26,679		6,089
2016		28,587		6,126
Five years thereafter		184,023		36,372

Schedule Of Changes In The Accumulated Benefit Obligation Of Unfunded Plan

		October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation (APBO):
APBO at prior year measurement date	$	23,860		$	25,077
Service cost		491			571
Interest cost		1,103			1,345
Contributions by plan participants		1,453			1,360
Benefits paid		(2,460	)		(2,680	)
Actuarial gains		(6,521	)		(1,953	)
Retiree drug subsidy receipts		99			140
APBO at measurement date	$	18,025		$	23,860
Funded status	$	(18,025	)	$	(23,860	)
Accrued postretirement benefit liability	$	18,025		$	23,860
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes:
Transition obligation	$	756		$	1,150
Actuarial losses		52			7,151
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before taxes	$	808		$	8,301

Schedule Of Cost Of The Postretirement Benefit Plan

		2011		2010		2009
Service cost	$	491	$	571	$	417
Interest cost		1,103		1,345		1,366
Amortization of transition obligation		394		394		394
Amortization of prior service cost		-		215		267
Amortization of actuarial loss		579		842		385
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	2,567	$	3,367	$	2,829