Gross profit (aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity), as percent of revenue.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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Reportable Segments Schedule of Financial Results, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 382,157	$ 409,519	$ 413,157	$ 427,672	$ 436,290	$ 405,259	$ 415,086	$ 391,006	$ 1,632,505	$ 1,647,641	$ 1,385,982
Gross profit	$ 76,949	$ 125,408	$ 136,779	$ 135,820	$ 162,266	$ 149,994	$ 155,778	$ 150,757	$ 474,956	$ 618,795	$ 523,260
Gross margin									29.00%	38.00%	38.00%
Lighting Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									$ 906,502	$ 706,425	$ 495,089
Gross profit									$ 235,542	$ 197,304	$ 148,947
Gross margin									26.00%	28.00%	30.00%
LED Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									$ 602,082	$ 833,684	$ 801,483
Gross profit									$ 190,912	$ 381,003	$ 344,649
Gross margin									32.00%	46.00%	43.00%
Power and RF Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									$ 123,921	$ 107,532	$ 89,410
Gross profit									$ 67,764	$ 60,723	$ 48,127
Gross margin									55.00%	56.00%	54.00%
SegmentsTotal [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit									$ 494,218	$ 639,030	$ 541,723
Unallocated costs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit									$ (19,262)	$ (20,235)	$ (18,463)