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Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations, and Insurance (Details)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($) case	Sep. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2012 MW
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses				$ 2,050,695,000	$ 2,072,177,000	$ 1,771,107,000
Nui Phao Mining Company
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount awarded to other party		$ 130,000,000.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 40,000,000.0			$ 40,000,000.0
JKC Australia L N G Pty Limited \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought			$ 1,700,000,000
General Electric And G E Electrical International Incorporation \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Plant capacity (in MW) \| MW							360
General Electric And G E Electrical International Incorporation \| Pending Litigation \| Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought			$ 530,000,000.0
Kingston Power Plant of the TVA, Primary Case Greg Adkisson, ET AL v. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases \| case				6
Kingston Power Plant of the TVA, Secondary Case No. 3:13CV-505-TAV-HBG
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases \| case				10