The number of foreign subsidiaries in which a portion of the Company's net investment is hedged from time to time in order to protect the value of investments in foreign operations against adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Fair value of all derivative assets designated as fair value hedging instruments.

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Fair value of all derivative liabilities designated as fair value hedging instruments.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) Subsidiary	Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2016 USD ($)
Minimum [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value [Abstract]
Number of foreign subsidiaries in which portion of net investment is hedged \| Subsidiary	1
Cash Flow Hedge [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value [Abstract]
Notional amount		$ 150.0
Cash Flow Hedge [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Non-Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value [Abstract]
Fair value of derivative liability	$ 8.5
Cash Flow Hedge [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value [Abstract]
Notional amount	43.0		$ 300.0
Cash Flow Hedge [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value [Abstract]
Fair value of derivative liability	0.1
Net Investment Hedge [Member] \| Cross Currency Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value [Abstract]
Notional amount		$ 150.0
Net Investment Hedge [Member] \| Cross Currency Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets and Deferred Charges [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value [Abstract]
Fair value of derivative asset	$ 8.5