Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	3. Acquisitions On September 28, 2008, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of SANS. SANS has manufacturing facilities in both Shenzhen and Shanghai, China, and is headquartered in Shenzhen. SANS manufactures material testing solutions and offers a variety of products, including electro-mechanical and static-hydraulic testing machines. The total purchase price for SANS was $48.1 million, including direct acquisition costs of $2.9 million. The results of operations for SANS have been included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income since the date of acquisition, and are reported in the Company's Test segment. Subsequent to the acquisition, the company entered into a transition services agreement with SANS to facilitate order processing and product delivery while the Company obtained manufacturing permits and export licenses from the Chinese Government. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was entitled to all the profit and risk of loss on these transactions. Many of the shareowners of SANS are currently employed by the Company and thus the transactions executed under this agreement are considered related party transactions. The transition services agreement expired during fiscal year 2009; however, as of October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 the outstanding receivables from SANS were $0.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. All of these outstanding receivables as of October 1, 2011 are expected to be collected within the next twelve months.

3. Acquisitions

On September 28, 2008, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of SANS. SANS has manufacturing facilities in both Shenzhen and Shanghai, China, and is headquartered in Shenzhen. SANS manufactures material testing solutions and offers a variety of products, including electro-mechanical and static-hydraulic testing machines. The total purchase price for SANS was $48.1 million, including direct acquisition costs of $2.9 million. The results of operations for SANS have been included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income since the date of acquisition, and are reported in the Company's Test segment.

Subsequent to the acquisition, the company entered into a transition services agreement with SANS to facilitate order processing and product delivery while the Company obtained manufacturing permits and export licenses from the Chinese Government. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was entitled to all the profit and risk of loss on these transactions. Many of the shareowners of SANS are currently employed by the Company and thus the transactions executed under this agreement are considered related party transactions. The transition services agreement expired during fiscal year 2009; however, as of October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 the outstanding receivables from SANS were $0.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. All of these outstanding receivables as of October 1, 2011 are expected to be collected within the next twelve months.