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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment.

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2020	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
accumulated gain or loss on private company investment	$ 4,900	$ 3,600
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	(1,300)	0	$ (900)
Equity Securities, FV-NI	20,600	20,700
Available-for-sale securities, fair value disclosure	35,536	140,990
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	14,165	9,052	$ 16,000
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	4,165	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Class [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	98,501	328,460
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	14,506	9,200
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	61,814	186,819
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value disclosure	35,536	139,990
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract, asset, fair value disclosure	1,151	651
Foreign currency contract, liability, fair value disclosure	341	148
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value disclosure	0	1,000
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	10,000	9,052
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Class [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	61,814	186,819
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	61,814	186,819
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract, asset, fair value disclosure	0	0
Foreign currency contract, liability, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Class [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	36,687	141,641
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	341	148
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value disclosure	35,536	139,990
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract, asset, fair value disclosure	1,151	651
Foreign currency contract, liability, fair value disclosure	341	148
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value disclosure	0	1,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	4,165	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Class [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	0	0
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	14,165	9,052
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract, asset, fair value disclosure	0	0
Foreign currency contract, liability, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	$ 10,000	$ 9,052