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Marketable Securities Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)
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Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ 7.3

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Amount of accumulated unrealized loss on investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity in a continuous loss position.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 320



-SubTopic 10



-Section 50



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification



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