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Income Tax Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 27, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign | The domestic and foreign components of Income (loss) before taxes were as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
| (in millions)
Foreign | $ | 2,602 |  |  | $ | (492) |  |  | $ | (696) |
Domestic | (1,472) |  |  | (247) |  |  | (153) |
Income (loss) before taxes | $ | 1,130 |  |  | $ | (739) |  |  | $ | (849) |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | The components of Income tax expense (benefit) were as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
| (in millions)
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Foreign | $ | 213 |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 27 |
Domestic - Federal | 90 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 28 |
Domestic - State | (1) |  |  | 6 |  |  | (8) |
| 302 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 47 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Foreign | (1) |  |  | (8) |  |  | 10 |
Domestic - Federal | (773) |  |  | (68) |  |  | 1 |
Domestic - State | (41) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (5) |
| (815) |  |  | (91) |  |  | 6 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (513) |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 53 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Temporary differences and carryforwards, which give rise to a significant portion of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
| June 27, 2025 |  | June 28, 2024
| (in millions)
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Sales related reserves and accrued expenses not currently deductible | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Accrued compensation and benefits not currently deductible | 75 |  |  | 75 |
Net operating loss carryforward | 133 |  |  | 134 |
Business credit carryforward | 562 |  |  | 520 |
Long-lived assets | 796 |  |  | 42 |
Interest and hedging costs not currently deductible | 166 |  |  | 187 |
Other | 29 |  |  | 11 |
Total deferred tax assets | 1,799 |  |  | 1,003 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Long-lived assets | (40) |  |  | (33) |
Unremitted earnings of certain non-U.S. entities | (149) |  |  | (218) |
Other | (12) |  |  | — |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (201) |  |  | (251) |
Valuation allowances | (598) |  |  | (527) |
Deferred tax assets, net | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 225 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | Reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
U.S. Federal statutory rate | 21 | % |  | 21 | % |  | 21 | %
Tax rate differential on international income | (36) |  |  | (22) |  |  | (22) |
Tax effect of U.S. foreign income inclusion | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Tax effect of U.S. foreign minimum tax | 25 |  |  | (6) |  |  | — |
Tax effect of U.S. stock-based compensation | (2) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Tax effect of non-deductible loss on retained interest in Sandisk | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax effect of U.S. permanent differences | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | (1) |
State income tax, net of federal tax | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1) |
Change in valuation allowance | 6 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 1 |
Unremitted earnings of certain non-U.S. entities | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (1) |
Foreign income tax credits | (8) |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
R&D tax credits | (6) |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |
U.S. return to provision | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Tax reserves | 1 |  |  | (3) |  |  | (3) |
Inter-entity asset transfer | (61) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Effective tax rate | (45) | % |  | (4) | % |  | (6) | %
Schedule of Operating Loss Carryforwards | Following is a summary of the Company’s federal and state NOL/tax credit carryforwards and the related expiration dates of these NOL/tax credit carryforwards:
Jurisdiction | NOL/Tax Credit Carryforward Amount |  | Expiration
| (in millions) |  |
Federal NOL (Pre 2017 Act Generation) | $ | 563 |  |  | 2026 to 2038
California NOL | 348 |  |  | 2040 to 2047
Other State NOL | 292 |  |  | Various
Federal tax credits | 89 |  |  | 2027 to 2036
State tax credits | 750 |  |  | No expiration
The major jurisdictions that the Company receives foreign NOL carryforwards and the related amounts and expiration dates of these NOL carryforwards are as follows:
Jurisdiction | NOL Carryforward Amount |  | Expiration
| (in millions) |  |
Malaysia | $ | 69 |  |  | 2029
Japan | 42 |  |  | 2026
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits excluding accrued interest and penalties:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
| (in millions)
Unrecognized tax benefit, beginning balance | $ | 721 |  |  | $ | 1,021 |  |  | $ | 1,047 |
Gross increases related to current year tax positions | 11 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 7 |
Gross increases related to prior year tax positions | 26 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 22 |
Gross decreases related to prior year tax positions | (13) |  |  | (32) |  |  | (47) |
Settlements | (40) |  |  | (363) |  |  | (5) |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (10) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (3) |
Distribution in connection with the Separation | (126) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrecognized tax benefit, ending balance | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | 721 |  |  | $ | 1,021 |
Schedule of Major Foreign Jurisdictions | In the following major foreign jurisdictions where there is no tax holiday, the Company could be subject to examination as noted below:
Jurisdiction |  | Period Subject to Examination
China (calendar) |  | 2014-2024
India (fiscal) |  | 2017-2024
Japan (fiscal) |  | 2016-2024
Malaysia (fiscal) |  | 2018-2024
Thailand (fiscal) |  | 2014-2024
Singapore (fiscal) |  | 2021-2024
United Kingdom (fiscal) |  | 2023-2024

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