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Business Acquisition (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Jun. 17, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Adjustment to deferred tax liability $ 1.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAdjustmentOfDeferredTaxAssetLiability  
Roehrig Engineering, Inc. "REI" [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Total estimated purchase price   $ 14.8us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mtsc_RoehrigEngineeringIncMember