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2417403 - Disclosure - Pension and Other Employee Benefits - Schedule of Reconciliation of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets Funded Status (Detail)
(http://www.hologic.com/role/PensionAndOtherEmployeeBenefitsScheduleOfReconciliationOfBenefitObligationsPlanAssetsFundedStatusDetail)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000859737 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-09-27 - 2016-09-24
2014-09-28 - 2015-09-26
2013-09-29 - 2014-09-27
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
(10,000,000) 
(10,300,000) 
(10,100,000) 
Service cost
0  
0  
0  
Interest cost
(200,000) 
(300,000) 
(300,000) 
Plan participants' contributions
0  
0  
0  
Actuarial (loss) gain
(1,200,000) 
(900,000) 
(800,000) 
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
100,000  
1,200,000  
600,000  
Benefits paid
300,000  
300,000  
300,000  
Benefit obligation at end of year
(11,000,000) 
 
(10,000,000) 
 
(10,300,000) 
 
Plan assets
0  
0  
0  
Funded status
(11,000,000) 
 
(10,000,000) 
 
(10,300,000)