Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012 banks	Dec. 28, 2013 Term Loan	Dec. 28, 2013 Revolving Loan	Dec. 28, 2013 Revolving Loan Minimum	Dec. 28, 2013 Revolving Loan Maximum	Dec. 27, 2013 Revolving Loan ThingWorx
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility syndicate, number of participating banks			10
Credit facility amount				$ 150,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Borrowings outstanding	368,100,000			142,500,000	225,600,000
Borrowings under credit facility	110,000,000	0						110,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2014				15,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2015				15,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2016				22,500,000
Repayments of principal in 2017				90,000,000
Credit facility interest rate	1.50%
Credit facility commitment fees percentage						0.20%	0.30%
Voting interest in foreign subsidiaries pledged against credit facility	65.00%
Investment limit in foreign subsidiaries	50,000,000
Cash investment limit for acquisition of business	$ 75,000,000
Maximum leverage ratio allowed under debt covenant	2.50
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio allowed under debt covenant	3.50
Leverage ratio, actual	1.16
Fixed charge coverage ratio, actual	26.35