Employee Termination, Asset Impairment and Other Charges Expense Recognition (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	$ 35,000,000	$ 110,000,000	$ 130,000,000	$ 182,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost	4,000,000	6,000,000	9,000,000	9,000,000
Asset Impairment Charges	0	24,000,000	13,000,000	32,000,000
Total employee termination, asset impairment and other charges	39,000,000	140,000,000	152,000,000	223,000,000
Restructuring Plan 2016 [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	6,000,000	64,000,000	52,000,000	64,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost	0	0	(1,000,000)	0
Odawara [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	3,000,000	24,000,000	9,000,000	24,000,000
Asset Impairment Charges	0	24,000,000	13,000,000	24,000,000
Business Realignment Activities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	26,000,000	22,000,000	69,000,000	94,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost	4,000,000	6,000,000	10,000,000	9,000,000
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 8,000,000

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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