Cumulative unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries.

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Life of maintenance contracts over which the resulting revenue is recognized by the entity.

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The number of regions that along with the reportable segments makes up the number of reporting units.

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Percentage of ownership interest required for Consolidating.

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Percentage of ownership interest required to be considered as cost method investment.

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Provision for income taxes on unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Cash

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Cash Equivalents

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Duration of a fiscal period, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but not limited to, weeks in a year or quarter.

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Maximum period of time the entity is hedging its exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Excludes forecasted transactions related to payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)

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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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Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Reporting Unit

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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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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Summary of significant accounting policies (Details)	12 Months Ended
Summary of significant accounting policies (Details)	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($) item	Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fiscal year	364 days	364 days	364 days
Number of reporting units \| item	6
number of regions \| item	3
Number of reportable segments \| item	2
Provision for income taxes on unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 0
Cumulative unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 3,060,000,000
Forward exchange contracts, maximum maturities	60 days
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fiscal year	364 days
Ownership interest in joint venture	50.00%
Intangible asset, useful life	5 years
Life of Maintenance Revenue Contracts	1 year
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fiscal year	371 days
Ownership interest in joint ventures without significant influence	20.00%
Intangible asset, useful life	10 years
Life of Maintenance Revenue Contracts	3 years
Level 1
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value of Cash equivalents recorded based upon level 1	$ 11,100,000	$ 19,700,000
Building
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	30 years
Machinery Fixtures And Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	10 years
Machinery Fixtures And Equipment \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	2 years
Information Technology Hardware and Software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	10 years
Information Technology Hardware and Software \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	2 years