Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Apr. 24, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	ELX
Entity Registrant Name	EMULEX CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000350917
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		80,633,099