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Reportable Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 24, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment |
| Revenues |  | Gross Profit
(in thousands) | Year Ended |  | Year Ended
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011 |  | June 27, 2010 |  | June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011 |  | June 27, 2010
LED Products |  | $756,924 |  |  |  | $808,207 |  |  |  | $747,431 |  |  |  | $290,642 |  |  |  | $375,424 |  |  |  | $379,806 |
Lighting Products | 334,704 |  |  | 81,784 |  |  | 42,516 |  |  | 103,396 |  |  | 23,686 |  |  | 12,041 |
Power and RF Products | 73,030 |  |  | 97,624 |  |  | 77,340 |  |  | 32,051 |  |  | 49,828 |  |  | 34,358 |
Total segment reporting |  | $1,164,658 |  |  |  | $987,615 |  |  |  | $867,287 |  |  | 426,089 |  |  | 448,938 |  |  | 426,205 |
Unallocated costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,627 | ) |  | (13,165 | ) |  | (15,098 | )
Consolidated gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $409,462 |  |  |  | $435,773 |  |  |  | $411,107 |
Schedule of Inventory by Reportable Segment |
| Inventory, Net
(in thousands) | Year Ended
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011
LED Products | $ | 109,262 |  |  | $ | 139,990 |
Lighting Products | 69,330 |  |  | 24,470 |
Power and RF Products | 6,100 |  |  | 8,618 |
Total segment reporting | 184,692 |  |  | 173,078 |
Unallocated inventory | 4,157 |  |  | 3,404 |
Consolidated inventory, net | $ | 188,849 |  |  | $ | 176,482 |
Schedule of Percentage of Revenues from Customers by Country | The following table sets forth the percentage of revenues from external customers by geographic area for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010:
| Revenues from External Customers
| For the Years Ended
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011 |  | June 27, 2010
China | 32 | % |  | 36 | % |  | 40 | %
United States | 38 | % |  | 24 | % |  | 19 | %
Europe | 14 | % |  | 14 | % |  | 13 | %
South Korea | 2 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 10 | %
Japan | 8 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 9 | %
Malaysia | 2 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 2 | %
Taiwan | 1 | % |  | 5 | % |  | 4 | %
Other | 3 | % |  | 8 | % |  | 3 | %
Total | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Schedule of Long-Lived Assets Including Net Property and Equipment by Country | The following table sets forth the Company’s net property and equipment by country for the fiscal years ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011 (in thousands) :
| Long-Lived Assets
| As of
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011
United States | $ | 452,249 |  |  | $ | 402,783 |
China | 125,868 |  |  | 143,846 |
Malaysia | 3,163 |  |  | 9,300 |
Other | 1,181 |  |  | $ | — |
Total | $ | 582,461 |  |  | $ | 555,929 |

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