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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Total equity-based compensation expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | $ 3,435us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense | $ 3,396us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Market-based restricted stock [Member] |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 1,350us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = klic_MarketBasedRestrictedStockMember | 1,472us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = klic_MarketBasedRestrictedStockMember
Time-based restricted stock [Member] |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 1,869us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = klic_TimeBasedRestrictedStockMember | 1,705us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = klic_TimeBasedRestrictedStockMember
Performance-based restricted stock |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 33us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = klic_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember | 33us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = klic_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
Stock options [Member] |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Common stock [Member] |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 180us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 180us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Cost of sales [Member] |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 128us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember | 105us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Selling, general and administrative (1) [Member] |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 2,499us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember | 2,616us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Research and development [Member] |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | $ 808us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember | $ 675us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember

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