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Multiemployer Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member], USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 01, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2012
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Approximate percentage of union representatives on the boards of multiemployer plans | 50.00% |  |
Approximate percentage of contributing employer representatives on the boards of multiemployer plans | 50.00% |  |
Provisions recorded for multiemployer pension withdrawal liabilities | $ 0 | $ 4,500,000 |
Recorded multiemployer pension withdrawal liability | 30,700,000 | 46,900,000 | 30,700,000
Aggregate Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Liability [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax rate for potential IRS non-deductible excise tax | 5.00% |  |
Statutory period for company exposure to additional liability after voluntary withdrwal from a multiemployer plan | 2 years |  |
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss | $ 115,000,000 |  |

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- Definition Represents the tax rate the IRS may impose for a nondeductible excise tax on the amount of the accumulated funding deficiency for those employers contributing to a multi-employer pension fund that fails to meet certain minimum funding requirements. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The charge against earnings in the period to record the obligation recognized by withdrawing from 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Approximate percentage of contributing employer-appointed representatives to the boards of trustees of multiemployer plans. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Statutory time period after a voluntary withdrawal from a multiemployer plan during which the company withdrawing from the plan may be exposed to additional liability if there was a mass withdrawal from the multiemployer plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 5 -Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6952336&loc=d3e14435-108349 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6952336&loc=d3e14557-108349 + Details
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