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Derivative Financial Instruments (Notional Amounts Of Outstanding Forward Contracts) (Details) - Forward Contracts - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Notional amounts	$ 51,833	$ 0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro / U.S. Dollar
Notional amounts	33,815	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Japanese Yen / US
Notional amounts	18,018	0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Notional amounts	130,660	157,255
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Canadian / U.S. Dollar
Notional amounts	16,528	17,448
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro / U.S. Dollar
Notional amounts	80,639	82,917
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | British Pound to Euro [Domain]
Notional amounts	1,855	9,409
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Israeli New Sheqel / U.S. Dollar
Notional amounts	4,108	4,607
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Japanese Yen to Euro [Domain]
Notional amounts	16,564	25,133
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Swiss Franc / Euro
Notional amounts	353	5,149
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | All other
Notional amounts	$ 10,613	$ 12,592

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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