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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 28, 2015 USD ($) plans shares | Jun. 26, 2015 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Closing price of common stock | $ / shares |  | $ 27.00
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Maximum contribution of employee's compensation, percentage | 15.00% |
Employee stock plan purchase price of fair value, percentage | 15.00% |
Number of Times Employees Can Purchase Stock Per year | 2 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price,Beginning of Participation Period or Purchase Date | 15.00% |
Stock Options [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ | $ 54.1 |
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized, weighted average period (in years) | 1 year 7 months 10 days |
Restricted Stock Awards And Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ | $ 24.8 |
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized, weighted average period (in years) | 2 years |
2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Number of equity-based compensation plans | plans | 1 |
Shares authorized for issuance | 9,900 |
Shares reserved for future issuance | 6,233 |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Shares authorized for issuance | 4,500 |
Shares reserved for future issuance | 1,607 |

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- Definition Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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