Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016	Aug. 08, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 02, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	PTC Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000857005
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	114,951,938	114,956,077