Income Tax Expense - Reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory rate (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	30 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2020	Jul. 03, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018	Jul. 03, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. Federal statutory rate	28.00%	21.00%	21.00%	28.00%	21.00%
Tax rate differential on international income		(443.00%)	(75.00%)	(34.00%)
Tax effect of U.S. foreign income inclusion		(38.00%)	(7.00%)	1.00%
Tax effect of U.S. foreign minimum tax		(235.00%)	(38.00%)	0.00%
Tax effect of U.S. foreign derived intangible income		109.00%	11.00%	0.00%
Tax effect of U.S. non-deductible stock-based compensation		(21.00%)	(1.00%)	1.00%
Tax effect of U.S. permanent differences		(26.00%)	(3.00%)	(1.00%)
One-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax		0.00%	(41.00%)	75.00%
Re-measurement of deferred taxes		0.00%	2.00%	(3.00%)
Change in valuation allowance		(12.00%)	(2.00%)	5.00%
Unremitted earnings of certain non-U.S. entities		(114.00%)	(79.00%)	0.00%
Foreign income tax credits		191.00%	23.00%	0.00%
Federal R&D credits		147.00%	24.00%	(4.00%)
Other		(22.00%)	2.00%	0.00%
Effective tax rate		(443.00%)	(163.00%)	68.00%

Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to statutory income tax expense (benefit) outside of the country of domicile.

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Minimum Tax, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Change in Tax Rate, Deferred Taxes, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Mandatory Deemed Reparation Tax, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Unremitted Earnings of Non-U.S. Entities, Percent

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