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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATIONS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Dec. 01, 2013	May 07, 2012 sqft
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Area of Land				198,000us-gaap_AreaOfLand
Percentage Of Building Area Agreed To Lease From Landlord				70.00%klic_PercentageOfBuildingAreaAgreedToLeaseFromLandlord
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	10 years
Period Of Warranty For Manufacturing Defects	1 year
Lease Expiration Year	2018
Financing obligation	$ 18,261us-gaap_PresentValueOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions	$ 19,102us-gaap_PresentValueOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions	$ 20,000us-gaap_PresentValueOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions

X

- Definition

The year in which lease expires.

+ References

No definition available.

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X

- Definition

Represents percentage of building area agreed to lease from the landlord.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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X

- Definition

Representing period of warranty for manufacturing defects.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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X

- Definition

Area of land held.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Details

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X

- Definition

Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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X

- Definition

Present value of minimum lease payments for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737

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