Deferred Revenue and Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Deferred Revenue and Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Maximum payment terms on software purchases for credit-worthy customers (in months)	24 months
Reserve for credit losses	$ 0	$ 0
Other Assets
Deferred Revenue and Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Billed but uncollected support and subscription related receivable	185,500,000	126,300,000
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Deferred Revenue and Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Financing receivables	$ 5,800,000	$ 7,100,000

Deferred Revenue and Financing Receivables [Line Items]

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Maximum Term of Credit Extended to Customers

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Amount due from customers, clients, or other third-parties, or arising from transactions not separately disclosed, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.

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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)
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