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Fair Value Measurements (Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 02, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Apr. 02, 2016 | Apr. 04, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 |  | $ 78,693 |  | $ 78,693 |  | $ 91,216
Forward contracts (2) |  | 669 |  | 669 |  | 507
Financial assets, fair value |  | 79,362 |  | 79,362 |  | 91,723
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward contracts (2) |  | 6,049 |  | 6,049 |  | 46
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 29,190 |  | 29,190 |  | 13,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 540 |  |  |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 35,239 |  | 35,239 |  | 13,046
Level 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 |  | 78,693 |  | 78,693 |  | 91,216
Forward contracts (2) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Financial assets, fair value |  | 78,693 |  | 78,693 |  | 91,216
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward contracts (2) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Level 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Forward contracts (2) |  | 669 |  | 669 |  | 507
Financial assets, fair value |  | 669 |  | 669 |  | 507
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward contracts (2) |  | 6,049 |  | 6,049 |  | 46
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 6,049 |  | 6,049 |  | 46
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Forward contracts (2) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Financial assets, fair value |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward contracts (2) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 29,190 |  | 29,190 |  | 13,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 29,190 |  | 29,190 |  | 13,000
Current portion [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
acquired entity name-ThingWorx [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 9,000 |  | 9,000 |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Payment of contingent consideration | $ (9,000) |  |  |  |  |
acquired entity name-ThingWorx [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000
Acquired entity name: ColdLight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 3,290 |  | 3,290 |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 540 |  |  |  |
Payment of contingent consideration |  |  | $ (1,250) | (1,250) | $ 0 |
Acquired entity name: ColdLight [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000
acquired entity name-Kepware [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 16,900 |  | 16,900 |  |
acquired entity name-Kepware [Domain] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Non-current portion [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  | $ 17,700 |  | $ 17,700 |  |

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