Company-Sponsored Employee Benefit Plans (Investment Strategy) (Details) - Jun. 27, 2015 - Retirement Plan	Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual investment allocation	100.00%
U.S. equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation	24.00%
Actual investment allocation	24.00%
International equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation	24.00%
Actual investment allocation	25.00%
Long duration fixed income
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation	27.00%
Actual investment allocation	26.00%
High yield fixed income
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation	7.00%
Actual investment allocation	7.00%
Alternative investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation	18.00%
Actual investment allocation	18.00%

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

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