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Acquisitions (Schedule of Purchase Price Allocated to the Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) (USD $) | Jun. 24, 2012 | Aug. 17, 2011 Raw Material Inventory [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Finished Goods Inventory [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Scenario, Adjustment [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Scenario, Actual [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Developed Technology Rights [Member] Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Developed Technology Rights [Member] Scenario, Adjustment [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Developed Technology Rights [Member] Scenario, Actual [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Customer Relationships [Member] Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Customer Relationships [Member] Scenario, Adjustment [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Customer Relationships [Member] Scenario, Actual [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Trade Names [Member] Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Trade Names [Member] Scenario, Adjustment [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Trade Names [Member] Scenario, Actual [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 In Process Research and Development [Member] Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 In Process Research and Development [Member] Scenario, Adjustment [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 In Process Research and Development [Member] Scenario, Actual [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Noncompete Agreements [Member] Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Noncompete Agreements [Member] Scenario, Adjustment [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Noncompete Agreements [Member] Scenario, Actual [Member] Rudd Lighting, Inc. [Member]
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Fair Value Adjustment, Inventory | $ 800,000 | $ (700,000) | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Tangible Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  | 3,081,000 | 0 | 3,081,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | 25,698,000 | (375,000) | 25,323,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  | 39,330,000 | (461,000) | 38,869,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  | 45,946,000 | (233,000) | 45,713,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  | 4,727,000 | 0 | 4,727,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total tangible assets |  |  |  | 118,782,000 | (1,069,000) | 117,713,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,300,000 | 0 | 96,300,000 | 84,820,000 | 0 | 84,820,000 |  |  |  | 15,050,000 | 0 | 15,050,000 | 9,800,000 | 0 | 9,800,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets Not Amortizable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,950,000 | 0 | 82,950,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 287,431,000 | 2,734,000 | 290,165,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  | 576,351,000 | 2,734,000 | 579,085,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  |  | 12,943,000 | 0 | 12,943,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses and liabilities |  |  |  | 10,116,000 | 902,000 | 11,018,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty liabilities |  |  |  | 2,600,000 | 3,023,000 | 5,623,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  | 1,208,000 | 0 | 1,208,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  | 26,867,000 | 3,925,000 | 30,792,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 668,266,000 | $ (2,260,000) | $ 666,006,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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