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Stock-based Compensation (Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Grants For The Period) (Details) (Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), USD $)
6 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Granted, shares 1,342,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 37.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Performance-Based
 
Granted, shares 313,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ pmtc_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardCategoryAxis
= pmtc_PerformanceBasedMember
[1]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 41.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ pmtc_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardCategoryAxis
= pmtc_PerformanceBasedMember
Time-Based
 
Granted, shares 1,029,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ pmtc_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardCategoryAxis
= pmtc_TimeBasedMember
[2]
Time-Based | Vest in 3 Equal Installments on November 15, 2013, November 15, 2014 and November 15, 2015
 
Number of equal annual installments 3pmtc_NumberOfEqualAnnualInstallments
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ pmtc_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardCategoryAxis
= pmtc_TimeBasedMember
/ pmtc_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardExpectedVestingPeriodAxis
= pmtc_VestIn3EqualInstallmentsOnNovember152013November152014AndNovember152015Member
Maximum [Member] | Performance-Based  
Granted, shares 590,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ pmtc_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardCategoryAxis
= pmtc_PerformanceBasedMember
[1]
[1] The performance-based RSUs were granted to employees
[2] The service-based RSUs were issued to employees, including our executive officers and our directors. Of these RSUs, approximately 110,000 will vest one year from the date of grant. Substantially all other service-based RSUs will vest in three substantially equal annual installments