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Financing (Schedule Of Short-term Borrowings) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Sep. 27, 2014
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Total short-term borrowings $ 70,871us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings $ 60,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Line of credit facility, expiration date Sep. 01, 2019  
Line Of Credit [Member] | Bank Line Of Credit, Monthly U.S. LIBOR Plus 100 Basis Points [Member]    
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Total short-term borrowings 60,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
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= mtsc_BankLineOfCreditMonthlyUsLiborPlus100BasisPointsMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
60,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mtsc_BankLineOfCreditMonthlyUsLiborPlus100BasisPointsMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
LIBOR plus, basis points 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mtsc_BankLineOfCreditMonthlyUsLiborPlus100BasisPointsMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Line of credit facility, expiration date Sep. 01, 2019  
Line Of Credit [Member] | Bank Line Of Credit, Montly Euro LIBOR Plus 100 Basis Points [Member]    
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Total short-term borrowings $ 10,871us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mtsc_BankLineOfCreditMontlyEuroLiborPlus100BasisPointsMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
LIBOR plus, basis points 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mtsc_BankLineOfCreditMontlyEuroLiborPlus100BasisPointsMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Line of credit facility, expiration date Sep. 01, 2019