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Note 4 Debt Schedule (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Note 4 Debt Schedule (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 02, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016	Jun. 27, 2015	Oct. 03, 2015
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Non-interest bearing promissory notes		$ 22,545		$ 12,365
Total long-term debt		437,545		427,365
Long-term debt		434,129		423,949
Discounted Value of Notes Issued		30,105	$ 0
Debt due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 40,000		40,000
Secured Debt Collateral		the agreement governing the Company’s $40 million debt collateralized by the Company’s corporate campus (the “Secured Debt”)
Secured Notes Due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 375,000		375,000
Current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-interest bearing promissory notes		3,416		$ 3,416
Manufacturing Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective date of acquisition	Feb. 01, 2016
Face amount of note issued		$ 15,000
Promissory note description		four-year non-interest bearing promissory note
Discounted Value of Notes Issued		$ 12,300
Storage Software Provider [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective date of acquisition	Jan. 05, 2016
Maturity Date		May 01, 2016
Face amount of note issued		$ 18,000
Promissory note description		non-interest bearing promissory note
Discounted Value of Notes Issued		$ 17,800