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Represents the product warranty term.

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016	Jul. 03, 2015	Sep. 29, 2017
Schedule of Fiscal Years [Line Items]
Fiscal period duration		365 days	365 days	371 days
Advertising Expense
Advertising costs		$ 16	$ 31	$ 64
Concentration of Credit Risk
Debt issuance costs		$ 44	39
Minimum [Member]
Establishment of Warranty Accruals
Product warranty period term (in years)		1 year
Maximum [Member]
Establishment of Warranty Accruals
Product warranty period term (in years)		5 years
Scenario, forecast [Member]
Schedule of Fiscal Years [Line Items]
Fiscal period duration	365 days
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Concentration of Credit Risk
Debt issuance costs			(39)
Retained Earnings [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member] \| Scenario, forecast [Member]
Concentration of Credit Risk
Cumulative effect adjustment					$ 500
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of consolidated revenue (as a percent)		10.00%
Other, Net [Member]
Advertising Expense
Foreign Currency Remeasurement gain loss		$ 4	$ 0	$ (30)