Segment information (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2017 segment	Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of reportable segments \| segment	1
Sales, by segment
Sales		$ 4,441,896	$ 4,081,961	$ 12,833,559	$ 12,771,628
Operating income (expense):
Restructuring, integration and other expenses		(35,513)	(8,854)	(95,382)	(35,455)
Operating income		$ 114,283	$ 150,024	$ 368,027	$ 452,732

Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Also includes integration costs and acquisition-related costs, which were expensed during the period and which were incurred to effect a business combination. These expenses relate to continuing operations.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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