Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textuals) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2010	Jul. 03, 2009
Organization and summary of significant accounting policies
Reserves for potential credit losses	$ 5,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Accounts receivable, net	1,206,000,000	1,256,000,000
Valuation of inventory under FIFO method	85.00%	82.00%
Minimum warranty period for company's product	1 year
Maximum warranty period for company's product	5 years
Selling, general and administrative expenses included advertising costs	11,000,000	7,000,000	5,000,000
Recognition of liabilities for uncertain tax upon ultimate settlement percentage description	greater than 50%
Maturity dates of Foreign Exchange Contracts	Not exceed 12 months
Notional amount	$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,100,000,000
Original Maturities of Investments	Greater than three months
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property Plant And Equipment Minimum	15
Estimated useful lives of Property Plant And Equipment Maximum	30
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property Plant And Equipment Minimum	3
Estimated useful lives of Property Plant And Equipment Maximum	7

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph a(1)
-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Name Statement of Position (SOP)
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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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