Accounts Receivable - Net - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounts Receivable - Net and Revenue Recognition
Period for billing and collecting unbilled receivables	12 months
Unbilled accounts receivable related to claims and requests for equitable adjustment on contracts	$ 74,000		$ 74,000
Gains (losses) from claim settlement	0	$ 0
Billed accounts receivable related to U.S. federal government contracts	80,300		81,500
US federal government unbilled contracts receivable	265,974		267,739
U.S. federal government
Accounts Receivable - Net and Revenue Recognition
US federal government unbilled contracts receivable	$ 99,600		$ 102,700

The amount of billed receivables that are derived from government contracts.

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- Definition

Represents the unbilled accounts receivable related to claims and requests for equitable adjustment on contracts.

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Represents the period within which substantially all unbilled receivables are expected to be billed and collected.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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-Publisher FASB
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Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet.

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