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Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 13, 2014	Aug. 19, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 30,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount	$ 30,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares			187,819us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	173,884us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	733,447us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
Cost of shares repurchased			7,289,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	6,934,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	30,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Average price of repurchased shares			$ 38.81us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare	$ 39.88us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare	$ 40.90us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
Committed Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			$ 300,000plxs_CommittedPaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Shares of Common Stock Committed to Purchase			7,980plxs_SharesOfCommonStockCommittedToPurchase

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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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-Publisher FASB

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-Section 45

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-Subparagraph (a)

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



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Amount of a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors.

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Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

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