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Earnings Per Share and Certain Related Information - Schedule of EPS to Denominator (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 17, 2019
Dec. 27, 2019
Dec. 28, 2018
Dec. 04, 2019
Jun. 05, 2019
Feb. 19, 2019
Numerator for Basic and Diluted EPS:            
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Jacobs from continuing operations   $ 179,423,000 $ 64,894,000      
Undistributed Continuing Operation Earnings (Loss), Basic   (92,000) (135,000)      
Undistributed Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Available to Common Shareholders, Basic   179,331,000 64,759,000      
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent   77,587,000 59,402,000      
Undistributed Discontinued Operation Earnings (Loss), Basic   (40,000) (124,000)      
Undistributed Earnings (Loss) from Discontinued Operations Available to Common Shareholders, Basic   77,547,000 59,278,000      
Undistributed Earnings (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders, Basic   $ 256,878,000 $ 124,037,000      
Denominator for Basic and Diluted EPS:            
Weighted average basic shares (in shares)   133,202,000 142,451,000      
Shares allocated to participating securities (in shares)   (68,000) (297,000)      
Shares used for calculating basic EPS attributable to common stock (in shares)   133,134,000 142,154,000      
Effect of dilutive securities:            
Stock compensation plans (in shares)   1,484,000 1,424,000      
Shares used for calculating diluted EPS attributable to common stock (in shares)   134,618,000 143,578,000      
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract]            
Basic Net Earnings from Continuing Operations Per Share (in dollars per share)   $ 1.35 $ 0.45      
Basic Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations Per Share (in dollars per share)   0.58 0.42      
Basic Earnings Per Share (in dollars per share)   1.93 0.87      
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract]            
Diluted Net Earnings from Continuing Operations Per Share (in dollars per share)   1.33 0.45      
Diluted Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations Per Share (in dollars per share)   0.58 0.41      
Diluted Earnings Per Share (in dollars per share)   $ 1.91 $ 0.86      
Share Repurchases [Abstract]            
Share repurchases       $ 250,000,000 $ 250,000,000 $ 500,000,000
Amount authorized to be repurchased $ 1,000,000,000          
Average cost per share repurchased (in dollars per share) $ 91.08          
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) 351,486          
Number of shares retired (in shares) 351,486