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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill (not amortized), Net Book Value $ 1,000,992us-gaap_Goodwill $ 1,012,527us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Gross Carrying Amount 674,051us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross [1] 684,015us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross [1]
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Accumulated Amortization 355,030us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization [1] 347,142us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization [1]
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Net Book Value 319,021us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet [1] 336,873us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet [1]
Total goodwill and acquired intangible asset, Net Book Value 1,320,013pmtc_AcquiredIntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill 1,349,400pmtc_AcquiredIntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
Purchased Software    
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Gross Carrying Amount 274,592us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
278,012us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Accumulated Amortization 164,060us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
162,259us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Net Book Value 110,532us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
[1] 115,753us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
[1]
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, weighted average useful life 9 years  
Capitalized Software    
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Gross Carrying Amount 22,877us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pmtc_CapitalizedSoftwareMember
22,877us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pmtc_CapitalizedSoftwareMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Accumulated Amortization 22,877us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pmtc_CapitalizedSoftwareMember
22,877us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pmtc_CapitalizedSoftwareMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Net Book Value 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pmtc_CapitalizedSoftwareMember
[1] 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pmtc_CapitalizedSoftwareMember
[1]
Customer Lists and Relationships    
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Gross Carrying Amount 354,319us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
360,530us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Accumulated Amortization 153,248us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
147,469us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Net Book Value 201,071us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
[1] 213,061us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
[1]
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, weighted average useful life 10 years  
Trademarks and Trade Names    
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Gross Carrying Amount 18,229us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
18,479us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Accumulated Amortization 11,278us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
10,964us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Net Book Value 6,951us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
[1] 7,515us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
[1]
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, weighted average useful life 9 years  
Other    
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Gross Carrying Amount 4,034us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
4,117us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Accumulated Amortization 3,567us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
3,573us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Net Book Value $ 467us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1] $ 544us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1]
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, weighted average useful life 3 years  
[1] The weighted average useful lives of purchased software, customer lists and relationships, trademarks and trade names and other intangible assets with a remaining net book value are 9 years, 10 years, 9 years, and 3 years, respectively.