Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012 banks	Mar. 30, 2013 Secured Debt [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Revolving Loan	Mar. 30, 2013 Revolving Loan Maximum	Mar. 30, 2013 Revolving Loan Minimum	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Loan Servigistics, Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility syndicate, number of participating banks			10
Credit facility amount				$ 150,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Revolving credit facility additional borrowing limit		150,000,000
Repayments of principal in remainder of 2013				3,800,000
Repayments of principal in 2014				15,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2015				15,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2016				22,500,000
Repayments of principal in 2017				90,000,000
Voting interest in foreign subsidiaries pledged against credit facility		65.00%
Borrowings outstanding	308,100,000	308,100,000		146,000,000	162,000,000
Revolving credit facility, additional borrowings								230,000,000
Repayments under the credit facility				3,800,000	58,100,000
Credit facility interest rate	1.6875%					1.625%	1.25%
Basis spread over base rate						0.625%	0.25%
Basis spread on federal funds effective rate					0.005%
Basis spread on adjusted LIBOR					1.00%
Credit facility commitment fees percentage						0.30%	0.20%
Investment limit in foreign subsidiaries	50,000,000	50,000,000
Cash investment limit for acquisition of business	$ 75,000,000	$ 75,000,000
Maximum leverage ratio allowed under debt covenant	2.50	2.50
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio allowed under debt covenant	3.50	3.50
Leverage ratio, actual	1.2	1.2
Fixed charge coverage ratio, actual	21.4	21.4