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Document And Entity Information
6 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2014
May 01, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 28, 2014  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2014  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2  
Trading Symbol jec  
Entity Registrant Name JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC /DE/  
Entity Central Index Key 0000052988  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --09-26  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   132,263,909