COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - INVESTMENTS STRATEGY (Details) - Pension Benefits	12 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017
United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	100.00%
International Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	100.00%
United Kingdom
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	2.90%
Maximum allowable portfolio annual risk (as a percent)	12.00%
U.S. equity \| United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	24.00%
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	27.00%
International equity \| United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	24.00%
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	22.00%
Long duration fixed income \| United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	27.00%
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	26.00%
High yield & emerging markets \| United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	7.00%
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	7.00%
Alternative investments \| United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	18.00%
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	18.00%
Common contractual fund \| International Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	75.00%
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	74.00%
Liability hedging assets \| International Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target investment allocation (as a percent)	25.00%
Actual investment allocation (as a percent)	26.00%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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