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Income taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$ 85,620	$ 74,439
Federal and state tax credit carry forward	$ 134,300
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Decreased income taxes due to tax ruling in Switzerland	$ 4,800	$ 7,400	$ 10,800
Benefit of the tax ruling on diluted earnings per share	$ 0.03	$ 0.04	$ 0.06
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 3,300,000
Withholding taxes on unremitted foreign earning	859,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	363,552	$ 352,112	$ 333,114	$ 343,837
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	11,400
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	276,800	269,400	257,700
Gross interest and penalties, relating to unrecognized tax benefits accrued	35,500	$ 29,500	$ 25,500
Federal
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry-forwards	$ 126,300
Net operating loss carry-forwards expiration year	2019
State
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry-forwards	$ 36,700
Net operating loss carry-forwards expiration year	2016
Federal and state tax credit carry forward	$ 236,400
Tax Credit Carryforward Expiry Beginning in Fiscal Year 2017
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Federal and state tax credit carry forward	19,200
Tax Credit Carryforward Expiry Beginning in Fiscal Year 2030
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Federal and state tax credit carry forward	113,300
Tax Credit Carryforwards with Indefinite Carryforward Period
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Federal and state tax credit carry forward	1,800
Federal
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital benefit upon recognition of tax carry-forwards	20,300
Foreign Tax Authority
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry-forwards	31,200
Foreign Tax Authority \| Net Operating Loss Carryforwards with Indefinite Carryforward Period
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry-forwards	10,200
Foreign Tax Authority \| Net Operating Loss Carryforwards Expiring Beginning in Fiscal Year 2015
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry-forwards	21,000
Federal and State
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforwards	$ 12,000
Capital loss carry-forwards expiration year	2020
California And Foreign
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$ 85,600