Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2018	Apr. 27, 2018
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Entity Registrant Name	JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000788329
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,785,735
Class B
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,211,686