v2.4.1.9

Business Segments (Schedule Of Financial Information About Company's Reportable Segments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 664,690us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 533,905us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating income (loss)	28,783us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	21,761us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense	(3,777)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(2,815)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest income	897us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	639us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Miscellaneous	138us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	240us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes	26,041us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	19,825us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Total assets	1,562,942us-gaap_Assets		1,609,026us-gaap_Assets
AMER [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	335,262us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_AmericaMember	265,009us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_AmericaMember
Operating income (loss)	17,996us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_AmericaMember	17,056us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_AmericaMember
Total assets	546,696us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_AmericaMember		521,259us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_AmericaMember
APAC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	333,377us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	270,150us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Operating income (loss)	41,781us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	31,942us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Total assets	911,759us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember		881,426us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	28,079us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember	26,814us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember
Operating income (loss)	(3,831)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember	(2,465)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember
Total assets	105,728us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember		135,841us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = plxs_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(32,028)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember	(28,068)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	(27,163)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember	(24,772)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember
Total assets	$ (1,241)us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember		$ 70,500us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember

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