Financial Instruments (Contractual Maturities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 27, 2010
Financial Instruments
Short-Term Investments Due Less Than 12 Months- Cost	$ 1,606,390	$ 723,143
Short-Term Investments Due Less Than 12 Months- Fair Value	1,606,925	723,707
Short-Term Investments Due Greater Than 12 Months- Cost	487,103	196,855
Short-Term Investments Due Greater Than 12 Months- Fair Value	489,675	200,154
Cost	2,093,493	919,998
Fair Value	$ 2,096,600	$ 923,861

This item represents debt securities, at cost, net of adjustments made for accretion, amortization, other-than-temporary impairments, and hedging, if any, which are expected to mature after one year from the balance sheet date and which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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This item represents the total of all debt securities grouped by maturity dates, at cost, net of adjustments made for accretion, amortization, other-than-temporary impairments, and hedging, if any, which are classified neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 115
-Paragraph 20

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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