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Share-Based Compensation - Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 16, 2012 Employees	May 16, 2012 Employees	May 16, 2011 Employees	Jun. 29, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of the underlying awards				3 years
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock purchases under Employee Stock Purchase Plan as a percentage of employee compensation, maximum, subject to legal restrictions and limitations				15.00%
Employee common stock purchases through payroll deductions under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, price as a percentage of fair market value				85.00%
Offering period extends under Employee Stock Purchase Plan				Up to two years
Vesting period of the underlying awards				2 years
Number of employees affected due to modification to the terms of the related awards	474	491	437
Expected lives of the implied volatility				6 months
Historical volatility for expected lives				6 months
Unrecognized share-based compensation costs for stock options granted				$ 5.7
Period over which share-based compensation is amortized duration				16 months

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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