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Share-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2013
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Share-Based Compensation Awards Available for Grant or Issuance | Share-based compensation awards available for grant or issuance for each plan as of the beginning of the fiscal year, including changes in the balance of awards available for grant for fiscal 2013, were as follows:
|  | Awards Available Under All Share-Based Award Plans |  |  | 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan |  |  | 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan |  |  | 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
Balance at June 2012 |  |  | 2,372,348 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,041,032 |  |  |  | 331,316 |
Additional shares authorized |  |  | 328,962 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 328,962 |
Stock options granted |  |  | (513,448 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (513,448 | ) |  |  | — |
Deferred stock units granted |  |  | (572,225 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (572,225 | ) |  |  | — |
Market stock units granted |  |  | (74,000 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74,000 | ) |  |  |  |
Purchases under employee stock purchase plan |  |  | (327,465 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (327,465 | )
Forfeited |  |  | 596,488 |  |  |  | 136,059 |  |  |  | 460,429 |  |  |  | — |
Plan shares expired |  |  | (136,059 | ) |  |  | (136,059 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Balance at June 2013 |  |  | 1,674,601 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,341,788 |  |  |  | 332,813 |
Share-Based Compensation and Related Tax Benefit Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Income | Share-based compensation and the related tax benefit recognized in our consolidated statements of income for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Cost of revenue |  | $ | 911 |  |  | $ | 1,129 |  |  | $ | 1,294 |
Research and development |  |  | 15,775 |  |  |  | 15,509 |  |  |  | 13,823 |
Selling, general, and administrative |  |  | 15,524 |  |  |  | 17,523 |  |  |  | 18,808 |
Total |  | $ | 32,210 |  |  | $ | 34,161 |  |  | $ | 33,925 |
Income tax benefit on share-based compensation |  | $ | 9,202 |  |  | $ | 9,589 |  |  | $ | 9,745 |
Balance of Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Options | Certain stock option activity for fiscal 2013 and balances as of the end of fiscal 2013 were as follows:
|  | Stock Option Awards Outstanding |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | Intrinsic Value (In thousands) |
Balance at June 2012 |  |  | 7,339,024 |  |  | $ | 25.34 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 513,448 |  |  |  | 31.96 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (1,350,372 | ) |  |  | 22.78 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (471,813 | ) |  |  | 29.52 |  |  |  |  |
Balance at June 2013 |  |  | 6,030,287 |  |  |  | 26.15 |  |  | $ | 75,334 |
Exercisable at June 2013 |  |  | 4,553,792 |  |  |  | 25.17 |  |  | $ | 61,098 |
Cash Received and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Stock Options Exercised | Cash received and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Cash received |  | $ | 30,766 |  |  | $ | 28,939 |  |  | $ | 19,445 |
Aggregate intrinsic value |  | $ | 23,559 |  |  | $ | 16,878 |  |  | $ | 17,684 |
Fair Value of Each Award Granted from Stock Option Plans | The fair value of each award granted from our plans for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and the following range of assumptions:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Expected volatility |  | 41.8% - 48.9% |  | 44.6% - 47.6% |  | 42.7% - 47.0%
Expected life in years |  | 3.5 - 4.6 |  | 4.6 |  | 4.6 - 5.1
Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.62% - 0.72% |  | 0.7% - 1.3% |  | 1.2% - 2.1%
Fair value per award |  | $7.26 - $14.95 |  | $8.86 - $14.13 |  | $10.00 - $12.58
Balance and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of DSUs | DSU activity, including DSUs granted, delivered, and forfeited in fiscal 2013, and the balance and aggregate intrinsic value of DSUs as of the end of fiscal 2013 were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Aggregate |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  | Intrinsic |  |  | Average |
|  | DSU Awards |  |  | Value |  |  | Grant Date |
|  | Outstanding |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  | Fair Value |
Balance at June 30, 2012 |  |  | 1,009,336 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 29.12 |
Granted |  |  | 572,225 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28.61 |
Delivered |  |  | (458,051 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.12 |
Forfeited |  |  | (118,075 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.24 |
Balance at June 30, 2013 |  |  | 1,005,435 |  |  | $ | 38,770 |  |  |  | 29.24 |
Balance and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of MSUs | MSU activity, including MSUs granted, delivered, and forfeited in fiscal 2013, and the balance and aggregate intrinsic value of MSUs as of the end of fiscal 2013 were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Aggregate |
|  |  |  |  | Intrinsic |
|  | MSU Awards |  |  | Value |
|  | Outstanding |  |  | (in thousands) |
Balance at June 30, 2012 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 74,000 |  |  |  |  |
Delivered |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (6,600 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance at June 30, 2013 |  |  | 67,400 |  |  | $ | 2,599 |
Shares Purchased, Weighted Average Purchase Price, Cash Received, and Aggregate Intrinsic Value for ESPP | Shares purchased, weighted average purchase price, cash received, and the aggregate intrinsic value for employee stock purchase plan purchases in fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows (in thousands, except shares purchased and weighted average purchase price):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Shares purchased |  |  | 327,465 |  |  |  | 242,225 |  |  |  | 397,204 |
Weighted average purchase price |  | $ | 20.36 |  |  | $ | 24.51 |  |  | $ | 17.57 |
Cash received |  | $ | 6,668 |  |  | $ | 5,937 |  |  | $ | 6,978 |
Aggregate intrinsic value |  | $ | 4,845 |  |  | $ | 1,534 |  |  | $ | 4,327 |
Fair Value of Each Award Granted under ESPP | The fair value of each award granted under our 2001 ESPP and 2010 ESPP for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and the following range of assumptions:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Expected volatility |  | 38.6% - 40.2% |  | 34.0% - 37.3% |  | 32.5% - 48.6%
Expected life in years |  | 0.5 - 2.0 |  | 0.5 - 2.0 |  | 0.5 - 2.0
Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.12% - 0.24% |  | 0.1% - 0.3% |  | 0.1% - 0.6%
Fair value per award |  | $6.26 - $14.73 |  | $6.72 - $9.32 |  | $6.77 - $11.56

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