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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	Oct. 30, 2018	Mar. 28, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Earn-out period			3 years
Performance based earn-out payments (up to)			$ 63.0
3Z Telecom, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid at closing	$ 23.2
Earn-out liability	$ 7.0
Earn-out period	2 years
3Z Telecom, Inc. \| Customer Backlog
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	1 year
3Z Telecom, Inc. \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
3Z Telecom, Inc. \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	6 years
RPC Photonics, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid at closing		$ 33.4
Earn-out period		4 years
Performance based earn-out payments (up to)		$ 53.0
RPC Photonics, Inc. \| Customer Backlog
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		1 year
RPC Photonics, Inc. \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		6 years
RPC Photonics, Inc. \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		7 years