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Business Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2015 reportable_segments
Business [Abstract]
Number of Reportable Segments	3

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Business [Abstract]

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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