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Stock Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 03, 2022 | Oct. 02, 2022 | Jul. 03, 2022 | Mar. 03, 2022 | Mar. 12, 2020
Repurchase Program March 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Authorized common stock to be repurchased |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000
Shares repurchased at cost (in shares) | 1,677 |  | 2,737 |  |
Shares repurchased at cost | $ 117,000,000 |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |
Repurchase Program March 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Authorized common stock to be repurchased |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Shares repurchased at cost (in shares) |  | 1,125 |  |  |
Shares repurchased at cost |  | $ 61,387,000 |  |  |
Remaining authorized repurchase amount |  | $ 438,613,000 |  |  |
Stock settled in period (shares) |  | 5 |  |  |
Stock settled in period (shares) |  | 5 |  |  |

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