Number Of Shares Available For Purchase Under Employees Stock Purchase Plan.

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- Definition

Options And Restricted Stock Units Issued And Outstanding Under Stock Plan

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- Definition

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Additional Number Of Shares Authorized

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- Definition

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant As Percentage Of Company S Outstanding Common Stock

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- Definition

Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options and restricted stock units vesting period, maximum.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Available for Additional Grant

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- Definition

Percentage of market price at which ESPP allows employees to purchase stock. Price is based on the lower of market price on the first or last day of purchase period.

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- Definition

Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (i)

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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- Definition

The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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- Definition

Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

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Equity Based Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options and restricted stock units vesting period, years	3
Unrecognized compensation expense, stock option	$ 7.4
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining period for recognization, years	1 year 4 months 24 days
Existing Stock Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options and RSUs issued and outstanding under stock plans	7,412,719
Shares available for future issuance under stock plan	13,302,712
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
ESPP purchase price per share as percentage of fair market value	85.00%
Annual increase in shares available for issuance under ESPP, maximum share number	2,000,000
Annual increase in shares available for issuance under ESPP, maximum percentage of common shares outstanding	1.50%
Increase in shares available for issuance under ESPP	0	1,800,000	1,900,000
Common stock issued to employees	1,072,396
Number of shares available for purchase under ESPP	9,574,207
Weighted average remaining period for recognization, years	2 months
Unrecognized compensation expense	2.2
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining period for recognization, years	1 year 10 months 24 days
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 126.3