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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2017 USD ($) customer shares	Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($) shares
Inventory write-down					$ 6,700	$ 4,800
Impairment of Real Estate					9,842
Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant and equipment					26,100	22,300	$ 15,400
Impairment of goodwill					0	0	0
Advertising expense					$ 1,700	$ 1,600	$ 1,100
Weighted outstanding options excluded from diluted calculation \| shares					389	468	718
Share based compensation, excess tax benefits, amount	$ 1,900	$ 10,800	$ 8,000	$ 2,200	$ 22,900
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	$ 5,649				$ 5,649
Maximum [Member]
Intangible assets, useful life					10 years
Acquired intangible assets, useful life					15 years
Share-based compensation, vesting period					4 years
Minimum [Member]
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Acquired intangible assets, useful life					1 year
Share-based compensation, vesting period					0 years
Buildings [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful life					39 years
Capitalized Software [Member]
Estimated useful life					3 years
Furniture, Fixtures, Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful life					10 years
Furniture, Fixtures, Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated useful life					3 years
Capitalized Enterprise Resource Planning Software [Member]
Estimated useful life					10 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful life					39 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated useful life					3 years
Hongfujin Precision [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage					20.00%	23.00%
Protek [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage					15.00%	11.00%
Jabil Circuits [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage					13.00%
Apple, Inc. [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage					79.00%	66.00%	72.00%
Samsung Electronics [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage						15.00%
Samsung Electronics [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage						23.00%
Ten Largest Customers [Member]
Number of customers responsible for sales concentration \| customer					10