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Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 162 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended
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May 29, 2002 | Jun. 29, 2014 | Jun. 29, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 24, 2012 | Jun. 29, 2014 | May 06, 2014 June 30, 2013 Plan [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 June 30, 2013 Plan [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Common Stock [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Aug. 17, 2011 Ruud Lighting, Inc. [Member] Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,100,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 211,000,000
Business Acquisition, Transfer Restrictions, Subject to Expiration, Percentage of Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00%
Common stock approved for repurchase under repurchase program, value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000 | 200,400,000 |  |  |
Repurchased shares |  | 2,100,000 |  |  |  | 12,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock acquired, average price per share |  | $ 47.11 |  |  |  | $ 24.57 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate value of repurchased shares |  | $ 99,600,000 | $ 108,109,000 | $ 1,667,000 | $ 12,837,000 | $ 305,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock purchase right, rate to share of common stock | one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock reserved for future issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,953,000 |  |
Shares of Series A preferred stock reserved for future issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |

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