Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The effective tax rates for the three months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 were 34.3% and 23.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 1, 2017 is impacted by higher earnings in jurisdictions with higher statutory tax rates and no tax benefit for the losses associated with certain held for sale non-core businesses in Space and Defense Controls. The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 2, 2016 is lower than would be expected by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to earnings before income taxes due to the reversal of accruals for certain tax exposures outside the U.S. whose statues of limitations had expired and a significant portion of our earnings that come from foreign operations with lower tax rates. The effective tax rates for the six months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 were 27.1% and 25.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 are lower than would be expected by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to earnings before income taxes primarily due to a significant portion of our earnings that come from foreign operations with lower tax rates. Additionally, our effective tax rate in 2017 includes tax benefits associated with selling our European space businesses, while 2016 included the beneficial timing of enactment of U.S. research and development credits.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2017

The effective tax rates for the three months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 were 34.3% and 23.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 1, 2017 is impacted by higher earnings in jurisdictions with higher statutory tax rates and no tax benefit for the losses associated with certain held for sale non-core businesses in Space and Defense Controls. The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 2, 2016 is lower than would be expected by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to earnings before income taxes due to the reversal of accruals for certain tax exposures outside the U.S. whose statues of limitations had expired and a significant portion of our earnings that come from foreign operations with lower tax rates.

The effective tax rates for the six months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 were 27.1% and 25.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 are lower than would be expected by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to earnings before income taxes primarily due to a significant portion of our earnings that come from foreign operations with lower tax rates. Additionally, our effective tax rate in 2017 includes tax benefits associated with selling our European space businesses, while 2016 included the beneficial timing of enactment of U.S. research and development credits.