Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014 agreement
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash paid for settlement of cash flow hedge	$ 188,840,000	$ 0
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative	1,250,000,000		1,250,000,000
February 2018 Swap [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative	500,000,000		500,000,000				500,000,000
October 2020 [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative	750,000,000		750,000,000
Jan 2014 Forward Starting Swaps [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held								2
Jan 2014 Forward Starting Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative								2,000,000,000
Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] \| Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on interest rate swap agreements recorded to interest expense	(15,550,000)	(9,065,000)	(6,451,000)	(1,815,000)
Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on interest rate swap agreements recorded to other comprehensive income	0	(64,025,000)	0	64,025,000
Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on interest rate contracts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense	5,585,000	469,000	2,720,000	157,000
Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of interest rate swap agreements	23,296,000	1,673,000	23,296,000	1,673,000
Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accrued Expenses [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
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Fair value of interest rate swap agreements		64,025,000		64,025,000
Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Long-Term Liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
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Fair value of interest rate swap agreements	0		0
Senior Notes, Maturing in October 2024 [Member]
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Face value of debt instrument						1,250,000,000
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Face value of debt instrument						1,000,000,000
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Term of forecasted debt issuance	30 years
Cash paid for settlement of cash flow hedge						129,900,000
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Face value of debt instrument						$ 1,000,000,000