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Acquisitions (Finite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 06, 2015	Sep. 02, 2014	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016
In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, In-process research and development			$ 14	$ 14
Dot Hill [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount	$ 238
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets acquired	$ 252
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)	5 years 6 months
Dot Hill [Member] \| In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, In-process research and development	$ 14
Dot Hill [Member] \| Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount	$ 164
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)	5 years
Dot Hill [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount	$ 71
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)	7 years
Dot Hill [Member] \| Trade names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount	$ 3
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)	5 years
LSI’s Accelerated Solutions Division (“ASD”) and Flash Components Division (“FCD”) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount		$ 141
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets acquired		$ 141
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)		3 years 8 months 12 days
LSI’s Accelerated Solutions Division (“ASD”) and Flash Components Division (“FCD”) [Member] \| Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount		$ 84
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)		3 years 6 months
LSI’s Accelerated Solutions Division (“ASD”) and Flash Components Division (“FCD”) [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount		$ 40
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)		3 years 9 months
LSI’s Accelerated Solutions Division (“ASD”) and Flash Components Division (“FCD”) [Member] \| Trade names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, finite-lived, Amount		$ 17
Acquired identifiable intangible asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)		4 years 6 months