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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal

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Amount of expense for administrative services provided to the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP) by the managing member or general partner, affiliate of managing member or general partner, or affiliate of LLC or LP, for example, but not limited to, salaries, rent, or overhead costs.

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Amount of revenue in continuing operations related to continuing involvement in a discontinued operation after disposal that before the disposal was eliminated as intra-entity transactions.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2020	Mar. 29, 2020	May 13, 2019
Lighting Products
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate net proceeds from sale of business unit			$ 219.0
Loss on sale		$ 66.2
Transmission Service Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Administrative fees	$ 2.5	8.1
LED Supply Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue	3.2	9.7
Contract liability	$ 10.5	10.5
Accounts Receivable, Net \| Transmission Service Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Administrative fees		1.7
Accounts Receivable, Net \| LED Supply Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Administrative fees		$ 0.8