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Employee Termination, Asset Impairment and Other Charges Restructuring Plan (Detail Textuals) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Restructuring Plan 2016 [Member] | Cost of revenue
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, accelerated depreciation	$ 5,000,000	$ 26,000,000

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