Long Term Debt and Other Borrowings - Components of Convertible Notes (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jun. 24, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 25, 2017 USD ($)
2018 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining amortization period (years)		9 months 23 days
2018 Notes \| Permanent Equity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity component, net of tax		$ 89,604
2018 Notes \| Temporary Equity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity component, net of tax		$ 15,186
2041 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining amortization period (years)	22 years 10 months 24 days	23 years 9 months 23 days
Fair Value of Notes (Level 2)	$ 1,736,653
Conversion rate (shares of common stock per $1 of principal amount of notes)	0.0301361
Conversion price (per share of common stock) \| $ / shares	$ 33.18
If-converted value in excess of par value	$ 1,394,383
Estimated share dilution using average quarterly stock price of $195.01 per share \| shares	8,176
Average quarterly stock price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 195.01
2041 Notes \| Permanent Equity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity component, net of tax	$ 159,120	$ 156,374
2041 Notes \| Temporary Equity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity component, net of tax	$ 78,192	$ 154,675

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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The carrying amount of the equity component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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The amount by which the convertible debt's if-converted value exceeds its principle amount at the balance sheet date, regardless of whether the instrument is currently convertible. This element applies to public companies only.

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Remaining amortization period for discount on the liability component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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