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Business Segments and Geographic Information - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 28, 2019 Segment | Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 28, 2019 Segment
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | Segment |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5
Revenues | $ 822,900,000 |  | $ 852,400,000 | $ 2,429,500,000 | $ 2,501,400,000 |
Intersegment |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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