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Business Segment and Geographic Information (Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016	Jul. 03, 2015
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Revenue	[1]	$ 10,771	$ 11,160	$ 13,739
Long-lived assets		2,380	2,864	2,907
Singapore
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Revenue	[1]	5,070	5,354	6,844
Long-lived assets		683	726	900
Thailand
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Long-lived assets		414	349	328
United States
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Revenue	[1]	3,535	3,376	3,929
Long-lived assets		920	1,029	725
The Netherlands
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Revenue	[1]	1,501	1,813	2,291
Malaysia
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Long-lived assets		100	201	248
China
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Long-lived assets		61	115	138
Other Countries [Member]
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Revenue	[1]	665	617	675
Long-lived assets		$ 202	$ 444	$ 568
Hewlett-Packard Company [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Revenue from external customers and long-lived assets
Percentage of consolidated revenue (as a percent)		0.00%	0.00%	12.00%
[1] (a)Revenue is attributed to countries based on the shipping location.

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