Fair Value Measurements and Investments Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 29, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	$ 3,589	$ 2,846
Short-term investments:	35	24
Long-term investments:	94	94
Total assets at fair value	3,737	2,980
Liabilities
Total liabilities fair value	15	10
Level 1
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	3,585	2,836
Short-term investments:	3	4
Long-term investments:	6	5
Total assets at fair value	3,594	2,845
Liabilities
Total liabilities fair value	0	0
Level 2
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	4	10
Short-term investments:	32	20
Long-term investments:	88	89
Total assets at fair value	143	135
Liabilities
Total liabilities fair value	15	9
Level 3
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Long-term investments:	0	0
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities fair value	0	1
Money market funds
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	3,585	2,836
Money market funds \| Level 1
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	3,585	2,836
Money market funds \| Level 2
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Money market funds \| Level 3
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Certificates of deposit
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	4	10
Short-term investments:	13
Certificates of deposit \| Level 1
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0
Certificates of deposit \| Level 2
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	4	10
Short-term investments:	13
Certificates of deposit \| Level 3
ASSETS
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0
Corporate notes and bonds
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	12	11
Long-term investments:	67	67
Corporate notes and bonds \| Level 1
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	0	0
Long-term investments:	0	0
Corporate notes and bonds \| Level 2
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	12	11
Long-term investments:	67	67
Corporate notes and bonds \| Level 3
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	0	0
Long-term investments:	0	0
Asset-backed securities
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	7	7
Long-term investments:	5	7
Asset-backed securities \| Level 1
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	0	0
Long-term investments:	0	0
Asset-backed securities \| Level 2
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	7	7
Long-term investments:	5	7
Asset-backed securities \| Level 3
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	0	0
Long-term investments:	0	0
Municipal notes and bonds
ASSETS
Short-term investments:		2
Long-term investments:	10	9
Municipal notes and bonds \| Level 1
ASSETS
Short-term investments:		0
Long-term investments:	0	0
Municipal notes and bonds \| Level 2
ASSETS
Short-term investments:		2
Long-term investments:	10	9
Municipal notes and bonds \| Level 3
ASSETS
Short-term investments:		0
Long-term investments:	0	0
Equity securities
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	3	4
Equity securities \| Level 1
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	3	4
Equity securities \| Level 2
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	0	0
Equity securities \| Level 3
ASSETS
Short-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	6	5
U.S. Treasury securities \| Level 1
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	6	5
U.S. Treasury securities \| Level 2
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities \| Level 3
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Government agency securities
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	5	5
U.S. Government agency securities \| Level 1
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Government agency securities \| Level 2
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	5	5
U.S. Government agency securities \| Level 3
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	0	0
International government securities
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	1	1
International government securities \| Level 1
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	0	0
International government securities \| Level 2
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	1	1
International government securities \| Level 3
ASSETS
Long-term investments:	0	0
Foreign exchange contracts
ASSETS
Foreign exchange contracts	19	16
Liabilities
Derivative liability	15	8
Foreign exchange contracts \| Level 1
ASSETS
Foreign exchange contracts	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liability	0	0
Foreign exchange contracts \| Level 2
ASSETS
Foreign exchange contracts	19	16
Liabilities
Derivative liability	15	8
Foreign exchange contracts \| Level 3
ASSETS
Foreign exchange contracts	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liability	$ 0	0
Interest rate swap contract
Liabilities
Derivative liability		1
Interest rate swap contract \| Level 1
Liabilities
Derivative liability		0
Interest rate swap contract \| Level 2
Liabilities
Derivative liability		1
Interest rate swap contract \| Level 3
Liabilities
Derivative liability		0
Exchange option
Liabilities
Derivative liability		1
Exchange option \| Level 1
Liabilities
Derivative liability		0
Exchange option \| Level 2
Liabilities
Derivative liability		0
Exchange option \| Level 3
Liabilities
Derivative liability		$ 1

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