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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 29, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 25, 2011 | Jun. 26, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | $ 15,556,000 | $ 14,715,000 |  |
Net change in valuation allowance | 841,000 |  |  |
Undistributed operating earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 384,600,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax liability associated with undistributed operating earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 95,100,000 |  |  |
State net operating loss, beginning of expiration date | Expire in fiscal 2021 |  |  |
Federal and state capital losses, beginning of expiration date | Expire in fiscal 2013 |  |  |
Federal alternative minimum tax credit carryforward | 1,300,000 |  |  |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits | 8,200,000 | 23,100,000 | 20,200,000 | 19,000,000
Gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased during the year | 14,900,000 |  |  |
Decrease in interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits | 1,500,000 |  |  |
Increase in interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits |  | 749,000 | 438,000 |
Minimum amount of tax refunds subject to mandatory review | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Estimated tax benefit recognized for the current fiscal year | 3,500,000 |  |  |
Extension period of federal research credit | 2 years |  |  |
Change in unrecognized tax benefit | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Pacinian [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 4,000,000 |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 26,100,000 |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, amount | 10,800,000 |  |  |
Federal [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, amount | $ 5,700,000 |  |  |

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