Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2014	Jan. 21, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 28, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	ELX
Entity Registrant Name	EMULEX CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000350917
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-28
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		71,912,370