Financial Statement Details (Components of Property and Equipment) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 27, 2010	Jun. 28, 2009
Property and Equipment, gross	$ 1,205,869,000	$ 981,073,000
Accumulated depreciation	(649,940,000)	(561,347,000)
Property and Equipment, net	555,929,000	419,726,000
Depreciation of property and equipment	93,100,000	74,100,000	76,700,000
Losses on disposals or impairments of property and equipment	1,500,000	3,900,000	6,300,000
Land and Buildings [Member]
Land and buildings	254,190,000	211,391,000
Furniture and Office Equipment [Member]
Furniture and fixtures	10,439,000	8,273,000
Manufacturing Equipment [Member]
Machinery and equipment	800,007,000	649,558,000
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Leasehold improvements and other	18,305,000	17,894,000
Computer Hardware and Software [Member]
Computer hardware/software	26,954,000	20,518,000
Construction in Progress [Member]
Construction in progress	$ 95,974,000	$ 73,439,000

The gross amount of capitalized land and buildings as of the balance sheet date.

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