Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Sales	$ 10,796,890	$ 10,244,421	$ 21,883,806	$ 20,830,811
Cost of sales	8,879,324	8,398,771	17,962,696	17,037,561
Gross profit	1,917,566	1,845,650	3,921,110	3,793,250
Operating expenses	1,534,915	1,418,652	3,059,677	2,856,912
Operating income (loss)	382,651	426,998	861,433	936,338
Interest expense (income)	32,242	28,324	63,110	57,798
Other expense (income), net	(1,753)	(3,472)	(4,230)	(3,222)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	352,162	402,146	802,553	881,762
Income tax (benefit) provision	130,793	152,033	294,586	328,996
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	221,369	250,113	507,967	552,766
Other comprehensive income (loss)	8,266	28,542	57,157	(63,607)
Comprehensive income	229,635	278,655	565,124	489,159
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Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	194,206	135,560	347,344	252,523
Operating income (loss)	(194,206)	(135,560)	(347,344)	(252,523)
Interest expense (income)	72,564	96,985	142,176	193,263
Other expense (income), net	(2,294)	(2,197)	(2,613)	(3,512)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(264,476)	(230,348)	(486,907)	(442,274)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(97,835)	(86,825)	(178,726)	(165,018)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	388,010	393,636	816,148	830,022
Net earnings	221,369	250,113	507,967	552,766
Other comprehensive income (loss)	17,037	10,119	29,768	20,237
Comprehensive income	238,406	260,232	537,735	573,003
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Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Sales	7,361,249	7,056,282	14,997,427	14,376,568
Cost of sales	5,948,837	5,674,008	12,093,695	11,538,714
Gross profit	1,412,412	1,382,274	2,903,732	2,837,854
Operating expenses	884,463	872,619	1,798,549	1,770,650
Operating income (loss)	527,949	509,655	1,105,183	1,067,204
Interest expense (income)	(42,058)	(67,483)	(80,441)	(131,386)
Other expense (income), net	(537)	(701)	(1,241)	(1,264)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	570,544	577,839	1,186,865	1,199,854
Income tax (benefit) provision	211,516	218,177	435,653	447,680
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	359,028	359,662	751,212	752,174
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	359,028	359,662	751,212	752,174
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Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Sales	3,706,570	3,393,450	7,411,242	6,850,508
Cost of sales	3,173,029	2,907,268	6,339,226	5,850,452
Gross profit	533,541	486,182	1,072,016	1,000,056
Operating expenses	484,633	433,279	968,422	878,399
Operating income (loss)	48,908	52,903	103,594	121,657
Interest expense (income)	1,736	(1,178)	1,375	(4,079)
Other expense (income), net	1,078	(574)	(376)	1,554
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	46,094	54,655	102,595	124,182
Income tax (benefit) provision	17,112	20,681	37,659	46,334
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	28,982	33,974	64,936	77,848
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8,771)	18,423	27,389	(83,844)
Comprehensive income	20,211	52,397	92,325	(5,996)
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Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Sales	(270,929)	(205,311)	(524,863)	(396,265)
Cost of sales	(242,542)	(182,505)	(470,225)	(351,605)
Gross profit	(28,387)	(22,806)	(54,638)	(44,660)
Operating expenses	(28,387)	(22,806)	(54,638)	(44,660)
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	0	0	0	0
Other expense (income), net	0	0	0	0
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Income tax (benefit) provision	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(388,010)	(393,636)	(816,148)	(830,022)
Net earnings	(388,010)	(393,636)	(816,148)	(830,022)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	$ (388,010)	$ (393,636)	$ (816,148)	$ (830,022)