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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2015	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 29, 2015	Mar. 30, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014
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Other than temporary impairment included in net realized gains (losses)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Gains realized from sales of investments	1,000,000us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments	400,000us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments	1,900,000us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments	800,000us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments
Losses realized from sales of investments	(400,000)us-gaap_LossOnSaleOfInvestments	(700,000)us-gaap_LossOnSaleOfInvestments	(1,400,000)us-gaap_LossOnSaleOfInvestments	(1,700,000)us-gaap_LossOnSaleOfInvestments
Investment classified as short term, contractual maturity period			1 year
Gains (losses) accumulated in other comprehensive income expected to reclassify from other comprehensive income into earnings			(3,500,000)
Foreign exchange contracts gains (losses) accumulated in other comprehensive income expected to reclassify from other comprehensive income into earnings over the next 12 months	(300,000)		(300,000)
Gains (losses) accumulated in other comprehensive income expects to reclassify from other comprehensive income into earnings, interest rate contracts	(3,200,000)		(3,200,000)
Forward-starting interest rate swap agreements
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Notional value	375,000,000		375,000,000
Derivative Contracts \| Cash flow hedging
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Potential effect of rights of set-off under master netting agreements for derivative contracts assets	5,300,000		5,300,000		500,000
Potential effect of rights of set-off under master netting agreements for derivative contracts liabilities	5,300,000		5,300,000		500,000
Net derivative asset from master netting agreements	500,000		500,000		1,100,000
Net derivative liabilities from master netting agreements	$ 600,000		$ 600,000		$ 500,000
Maximum
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward contract, expiration period			24 months
Maximum \| Majority of Contracts
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward contract, expiration period			12 months