Fair Value Measurements - Changes in Contingent Consideration Liabilities (Details) - Contingent Consideration - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2016	Jun. 27, 2015
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Contingent consideration at the beginning of the period	$ 28,644	$ 54,896
Contingent consideration liabilities recorded for business acquisitions	2,974	8,530
Payments	14,679	32,878
Currency translation	(500)	(1,904)
Contingent consideration at the end of the period	$ 16,439	$ 28,644

Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Acquisitions

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability, Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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