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Borrowings and Credit Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 24, 2014 | Jun. 25, 2016 | Mar. 26, 2016 | Jun. 27, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Jun. 25, 2016 | Jul. 01, 2015 | Jun. 27, 2015 | May 06, 2016 | Sep. 26, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash interest expense amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,800,000 |  | $ 49,500,000 |  |
Debt extinguishment loss |  | $ 0 |  | $ (18,200,000) |  | (4,500,000) |  | (24,900,000) |  |
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 8,300,000 |  |
Convertible Notes Payable, Current |  | $ 58,700,000 |  |  |  | 58,700,000 |  |  |  | $ 142,200,000
Repayments of Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 311,500,000 |  | $ 0 |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rates, Borrowings outstanding under the credit agreement |  | 2.19% |  | 2.39% |  | 2.11% |  | 2.59% |  |
Interest expense |  | $ 10,500,000 |  | $ 12,800,000 |  | $ 31,200,000 |  | $ 44,700,000 |  |
Non-cash interest expense amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs |  | $ 1,100,000 |  | 2,200,000 |  | 3,200,000 |  | 8,000,000 |  |
Debt extinguishment loss |  |  |  | $ 18,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Debt Instruments |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis Point Reduction |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct Third Party Costs Interest Expense |  |  |  | $ 4,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs |  |  |  | 3,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rates, Borrowings outstanding under the credit agreement |  | 2.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | $ 14,000,000 |  |  |  | 41,900,000 |  |  |  |
Non-cash interest expense amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,900,000 |  |  |  |
Senior note interest rate per year |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  | 16,000,000 |  |  |  | 48,000,000 |  |
Non-cash interest expense amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |
Senior note interest rate per year |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25% |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rates, Borrowings outstanding under the credit agreement |  | 0.00% |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |
Term AR Securitization Program |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable from Securitization |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0070 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable from Securitization |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Ten Original Notes [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment loss |  |  | $ 3,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exceeds Percentage Of Conversion Price Of Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  | 130.00% |  |  |  |
Convertible Notes Payable, Current |  | 58,700,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 58,700,000.0 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | 59,900,000.0 |  |  |  | 59,900,000.0 |  |  |  |
Amount by which the if-converted value exceeds the principal amount |  | 28,300,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 28,300,000.0 |  |  |  |
Repayments of Convertible Debt |  |  | $ 140,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion Of Notes Into Shares Conversion Price |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) on Recourse Debt |  |  | $ 3,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated Third Party Costs |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Nonconvertible Effective Interest Rate |  |  | 2.71% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt |  |  | $ 49,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Taxes, Reacquisition of Equity Component |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Ten Original Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Trading Days |  |  |  |  |  | 20 days |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Ten Original Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Trading Days |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |
Two Thousand And Twelve Notes [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment loss |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | 136,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Convertible Debt |  |  | $ 171,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion Of Notes Into Shares Conversion Price |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated Third Party Costs |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt |  |  | 38,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Taxes, Reacquisition of Equity Component |  |  | $ 12,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Thousand And Twelve Notes [Member] | First Valuation Date [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Nonconvertible Effective Interest Rate |  |  | 3.87% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Thousand And Twelve Notes [Member] | Second Valuation Date [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Nonconvertible Effective Interest Rate |  |  | 3.41% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolver [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment Long-Term Debt Obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175,000,000 |
Debt Obligations remaining under Revolver |  | 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Term Loan B [Member] | Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid principal amount | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment loss |  |  |  |  | $ 6,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 11,700,000 |  | 18,300,000 |  | 38,600,000 |  | 54,400,000 |  |
Non-cash interest expense amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs |  | $ 9,600,000 |  | $ 13,600,000 |  | $ 30,600,000 |  | $ 40,200,000 |  |
Debt extinguishment loss |  |  | $ 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
November Eighteen Two Thousand Ten Original Notes [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 90,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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