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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2025 | Apr. 10, 2025 | Apr. 07, 2025 | Mar. 13, 2025 | Sep. 27, 2024 | Apr. 26, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2025 | Feb. 28, 2025 | Mar. 27, 2026 | Mar. 28, 2025 | Mar. 27, 2026 | Mar. 28, 2025
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (17,656) | $ (103,260) | $ (17,370) | $ (233,367)
Loss on investment in equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109,500 | 0 | 254,677
Transition services agreement, expenses incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,300) | (100) | (21,700)
Net Loss Attributable to Jacobs from Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,890) | (5,550) | (2,336) | (6,551)
Worley Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination consideration equity issued |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Worley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  | 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid in cash |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Loss Attributable to Jacobs from Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff | Amentum Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operation, remaining shares held in escrow (in shares) |  |  | 9,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff | SpinCo Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period, spinoff transaction ( in shares) |  |  |  |  | 124,084,108 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued during period, spinoff, conversion ratio (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash received from SpinCo business |  |  |  |  | $ 911,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operation, working capital adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70,000 |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Working Capital Adjustment, Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,000 |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operation, receivable balance collected |  | $ 70,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations, accrued liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,700 |  | 32,700 |
Discontinued operation, remaining shares held in escrow (in shares) | 7,300,000 |  | 7,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Loss Attributable to Jacobs from Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (2,898) | (5,560) | $ (2,344) | $ (6,562)
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff | SpinCo Business | Amentum Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment retained, shares owned after disposal (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 29,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment retained, shares transferred to escrow (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operation, remaining shares held in escrow (in shares) |  |  | 2,400,000 | 9,700,000 | 18,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in equity securities |  |  |  |  | $ 749,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operation, entitled to receive shares held in escrow (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,900 |  |

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