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Concentrations of Risk (Schedule of Accounts Receivable from Customers in Percent) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2016
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customers meeting concentration risk criteria	0

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Customers meeting concentration risk criteria

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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