Number of collective-bargaining arrangements requiring contributions to a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plans by the employer. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Percentage of contributions required by a collective bargaining arrangement to all contributions required of an employer related to a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Multiemployer Employee Benefit Plans (Individually Significant Plans) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016 USD ($) agreement	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan number of collective bargaining agreements \| agreement	23
Multiemployer plan contributions	$ 24,684	$ 23,268	$ 21,893
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan \| Minimum
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan collective bargaining agreement average percentage of employer's contributions	1.00%
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan \| Maximum
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan collective bargaining agreement average percentage of employer's contributions	10.00%
Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan number of collective bargaining agreements \| agreement	3
Multiemployer plan contributions	$ 2,375	2,233	1,977
Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity \| CBA expiring July 31, 2016
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan number of collective bargaining agreements \| agreement	1
Multiemployer plan collective bargaining agreement average percentage of employer's contributions	5.00%
Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity \| CBAs expiring July 20, 2020
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan number of collective bargaining agreements \| agreement	2
Multiemployer plan collective bargaining agreement average percentage of employer's contributions	95.00%
N Y State Teamsters Conference Pension And Retirement Fund
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan contributions	$ 1,496	1,455	1,444
Truck Drivers And Helpers Local Union No. 355 Retirement Pension Fund
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan contributions	2,237	2,068	1,874
Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan contributions	$ 2,996	$ 3,073	$ 3,214