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Reportable Segments Schedule of Financial Results, by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 24, 2012 reportable_segments operating_segments | Mar. 25, 2012 | Dec. 25, 2011 | Sep. 25, 2011 | Jun. 26, 2011 | Mar. 27, 2011 | Dec. 26, 2010 | Sep. 26, 2010 | Jun. 24, 2012 reportable_segments | Jun. 26, 2011 | Jun. 27, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Number of Operating Segments | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, net | $ 306,759 | $ 284,801 | $ 304,118 | $ 268,980 | $ 243,027 | $ 219,168 | $ 256,983 | $ 268,437 | $ 1,164,658 | $ 987,615 | $ 867,287
Gross Profit, Before Unallocated Variable Cost of Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 426,089 | 448,938 | 426,205
Unallocated variable cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,627) | (13,165) | (15,098)
Gross profit | 106,903 | 99,413 | 105,118 | 98,028 | 92,703 | 91,395 | 121,146 | 130,529 | 409,462 | 435,773 | 411,107
LED Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 756,924 | 808,207 | 747,431
Gross Profit, Before Unallocated Variable Cost of Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 290,642 | 375,424 | 379,806
Lighting Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 334,704 | 81,784 | 42,516
Gross Profit, Before Unallocated Variable Cost of Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,396 | 23,686 | 12,041
Power And RF Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,030 | 97,624 | 77,340
Gross Profit, Before Unallocated Variable Cost of Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,051 | $ 49,828 | $ 34,358

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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. + References No definition available. + Details
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