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Restructuring and Related Charges - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2017 employee	Mar. 31, 2018 employee	Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($) employee	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) employee
Restructuring and Related Charges
Restructuring accrual			$ 8.8	$ 7.5		$ 7.5
Restructuring and related charges			15.4	8.3	$ 21.6
Long-term restructuring liability			0.2	0.1		0.1
Network and Service Enablement
Restructuring and Related Charges
Restructuring accrual			8.7	0.0		0.0
Restructuring and related charges			16.1
Trilithic Restructuring Plan
Restructuring and Related Charges
Restructuring accrual			0.0	2.9		2.9
Restructuring and related charges			0.0
Focused NSE Restructuring Plan
Restructuring and Related Charges
Restructuring accrual			0.0	$ 1.9		$ 1.9
Restructuring and related charges			0.1
Other Plans Prior to Fiscal 2017
Restructuring and Related Charges
Restructuring accrual			0.1
Severance \| Network and Service Enablement
Restructuring and Related Charges
Restructuring and related charges			$ 16.1
Number of employees impacted \| employee			240
Severance \| Trilithic Restructuring Plan
Restructuring and Related Charges
Number of employees expected to be reduced (employee) \| employee	40
Severance \| Focused NSE Restructuring Plan
Restructuring and Related Charges
Number of employees impacted \| employee						360
Increase in number of positions eliminated \| employee		60