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Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financials - Schedule of Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Revenues:    
Product $ 546,600,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 512,400,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Service and other 106,200,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet 100,100,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
Revenues 652,800,000us-gaap_Revenues 612,500,000us-gaap_Revenues
Costs of revenues:    
Product 186,700,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold 176,900,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Amortization of intangible assets 73,900,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization 76,700,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
Service and other 53,600,000us-gaap_CostOfServices 53,300,000us-gaap_CostOfServices
Gross Profit 338,600,000us-gaap_GrossProfit 305,600,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
Operating expenses:    
Research and development 52,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 48,700,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Selling and marketing 86,000,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense 83,300,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
General and administrative 61,300,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 67,800,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Amortization of intangible assets 27,800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 26,200,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Restructuring and divestiture charges 8,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges 18,300,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Operating expenses 235,100,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 244,300,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Income from operations 103,500,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 61,300,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest income 400,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest 300,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Interest expense (52,500,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense (61,300,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Debt extinguishment loss (6,700,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (2,900,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Other (expense) income, net (600,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense 1,200,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes 44,100,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (1,400,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Provision for income taxes 14,900,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 3,900,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 0holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries 0holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
Net income (loss) 29,200,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (5,300,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Eliminations    
Revenues:    
Product (130,800,000)us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(101,000,000)us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Service and other (12,500,000)us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(13,500,000)us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Revenues (143,300,000)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(114,500,000)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Costs of revenues:    
Product (130,800,000)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(101,100,000)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Amortization of intangible assets 0us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Service and other (12,500,000)us-gaap_CostOfServices
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(13,400,000)us-gaap_CostOfServices
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Gross Profit 0us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Operating expenses:    
Research and development 0us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Selling and marketing 0us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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General and administrative 0us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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0us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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Amortization of intangible assets 0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Restructuring and divestiture charges 0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Operating expenses 0us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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0us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Income from operations 0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Interest income (200,000)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(200,000)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Interest expense 200,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
200,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Debt extinguishment loss 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Other (expense) income, net (100,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Income (loss) before income taxes (100,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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Provision for income taxes 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 33,800,000holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(9,700,000)holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Net income (loss) 33,700,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(9,700,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Parent/Issuer    
Revenues:    
Product 131,600,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
105,500,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Service and other 91,000,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
85,900,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Revenues 222,600,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
191,400,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Costs of revenues:    
Product 58,300,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
52,900,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Amortization of intangible assets 1,600,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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1,400,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Service and other 35,200,000us-gaap_CostOfServices
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
42,300,000us-gaap_CostOfServices
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Gross Profit 127,500,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
94,800,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Operating expenses:    
Research and development 8,400,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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7,500,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Selling and marketing 24,400,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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17,900,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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General and administrative 17,400,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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14,700,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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Amortization of intangible assets 600,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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Restructuring and divestiture charges 1,800,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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5,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Operating expenses 52,600,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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45,900,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Income from operations 74,900,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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48,900,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Interest income (700,000)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
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100,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
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Interest expense (51,800,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(60,700,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Debt extinguishment loss (6,700,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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(2,900,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Other (expense) income, net 50,700,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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9,600,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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Income (loss) before income taxes 66,400,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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(5,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Provision for income taxes 1,400,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(100,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries (35,800,000)holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
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(400,000)holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
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Net income (loss) 29,200,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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(5,300,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Guarantor Subsidiaries    
Revenues:    
Product 425,800,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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381,500,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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Service and other 15,600,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
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15,900,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
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Revenues 441,400,000us-gaap_Revenues
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397,400,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Costs of revenues:    
Product 170,900,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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138,800,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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Amortization of intangible assets 72,200,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
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74,100,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
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Service and other 16,100,000us-gaap_CostOfServices
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7,600,000us-gaap_CostOfServices
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Gross Profit 182,200,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
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176,900,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
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Operating expenses:    
Research and development 42,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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38,900,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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Selling and marketing 40,500,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
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42,800,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
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General and administrative 35,200,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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41,500,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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24,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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Restructuring and divestiture charges 500,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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9,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Operating expenses 144,400,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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157,000,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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19,900,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Interest income 1,100,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
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300,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
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Interest expense (300,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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(300,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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Debt extinguishment loss 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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(9,300,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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10,600,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Provision for income taxes 12,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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1,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 2,000,000holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
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10,100,000holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
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19,100,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries    
Revenues:    
Product 120,000,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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126,400,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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Service and other 12,100,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
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11,800,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
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138,200,000us-gaap_Revenues
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Costs of revenues:    
Product 88,300,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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86,300,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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1,200,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization
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Service and other 14,800,000us-gaap_CostOfServices
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16,800,000us-gaap_CostOfServices
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33,900,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
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Operating expenses:    
Research and development 1,600,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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2,300,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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Selling and marketing 21,100,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
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22,600,000us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
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General and administrative 8,700,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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11,600,000us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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1,300,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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Restructuring and divestiture charges 5,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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3,600,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Operating expenses 38,100,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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41,400,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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Income from operations (9,200,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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(7,500,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Interest income 200,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
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100,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
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Interest expense (600,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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(500,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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Debt extinguishment loss 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Other (expense) income, net 100,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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900,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Income (loss) before income taxes (9,500,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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(7,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Provision for income taxes 1,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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2,400,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 0holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
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0holx_EquityInEarningsLossOfSubsidiaries
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Net income (loss) $ (10,700,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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$ (9,400,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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