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Financial Instruments Financial Instruments, Securities Received as Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Investment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of shares	$ 30,192	$ 100,004
Estimated Fair Value			$ 1,082,915
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Forward contracts held to purchase U.S. dollars [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	19,900		21,100
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Forward contracts held to sell U.S. dollars [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	21,900		21,300
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Forward contracts held to purchase U.S. dollars [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	44,400		49,700
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Forward contracts held to sell U.S. dollars [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 0		$ 1,200