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Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of revenues, gross profit and gross margin, by segment

Revenue, gross profit and gross margin for each of the Company's segments were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

	Revenue												Gross Profit and Gross Margin
	Year Ended												Year Ended
	June 28, 2015				June 29, 2014				June 30, 2013				June 28, 2015				June 29, 2014				June 30, 2013
Lighting Products	$	906,502			$	706,425			$	495,089			$	235,542			$	197,304			$	148,947
Lighting Products gross margin													26		%		28		%		30		%
LED Products	602,082				833,684				801,483				190,912				381,003				344,649
LED Products gross margin													32		%		46		%		43		%
Power and RF Products	123,921				107,532				89,410				67,764				60,723				48,127
Power and RF Products gross margin													55		%		56		%		54		%
Total segment reporting		$1,632,505				$1,647,641				$1,385,982			494,218				639,030				541,723
Unallocated costs													(19,262		)		(20,235		)		(18,463		)
Consolidated gross profit														$474,956				$618,795				$523,260
Consolidated gross margin													29		%		38		%		38		%

Schedule of inventories, by segment

Inventories for each of the Company's segments were as follows (in thousands):

	June 28, 2015				June 29, 2014
Lighting Products	$	150,755			$	148,757
LED Products	114,203				123,249
Power and RF Products	11,536				8,019
Total segment inventories	276,494				280,025
Unallocated inventories	4,082				4,755
Consolidated inventories		$280,576				$284,780

Schedule of percentage of revenues from external customers by geographic area

The following table sets forth the percentage of revenue from external customers by geographic area:

	For the Years Ended
	June 28, 2015			June 29, 2014			June 30, 2013
United States	57	%		49	%		44	%
China	21	%		27	%		28	%
Europe	9	%		9	%		12	%
South Korea	1	%		2	%		2	%
Japan	4	%		6	%		7	%
Malaysia	1	%		1	%		1	%
Taiwan	1	%		1	%		2	%
Other	6	%		5	%		4	%
Total percentage of revenue	100	%		100	%		100	%

Schedule of tangible long-lived assets by country

The following table sets forth the Company’s tangible long-lived assets by country (in thousands):

	June 28, 2015				June 29, 2014
United States		$502,579				$449,359
China	131,140				154,881
Other	1,353				1,473
Total tangible long-lived assets		$635,072				$605,713

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