Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees-Commitment Tbl (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 01, 2012
Contractual Obligations
Facility and other operating leases	$ 20,058
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net	20,058
Contractual Obligation	5,600,444
1% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	937,341
1.5% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	1,082,500
Operating Lease Expense [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Facility and other operating leases	20,058
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net	20,058
Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Research and development commitments	146,163
Capital Equipment Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	115,416
Operating Expense Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	55,283
Noncancelable Production Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	310,115
1 Year or Less [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Contractual Obligation	1,038,750
1 Year or Less [Member] | 1% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	4,640
1 Year or Less [Member] | 1.5% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	7,500
1 Year or Less [Member] | Operating Lease Expense [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Facility and other operating leases	4,585
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net	4,585
1 Year or Less [Member] | Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Research and development commitments	78,643
1 Year or Less [Member] | Capital Equipment Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	115,405
1 Year or Less [Member] | Operating Expense Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	49,047
1 Year or Less [Member] | Noncancelable Production Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	310,024
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Contractual Obligation	2,565,228
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member] | 1% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	932,701
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member] | 1.5% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	30,000
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member] | Operating Lease Expense [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Facility and other operating leases	10,021
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net	10,021
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member] | Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Research and development commitments	52,520
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member] | Capital Equipment Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	11
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member] | Operating Expense Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	6,236
2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member] | Noncancelable Production Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	91
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Contractual Obligation	778,625
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member] | 1% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	0
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member] | 1.5% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	30,000
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member] | Operating Lease Expense [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Facility and other operating leases	4,561
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net	4,561
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member] | Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Research and development commitments	15,000
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member] | Capital Equipment Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	0
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member] | Operating Expense Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	0
4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member] | Noncancelable Production Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	0
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Contractual Obligation	1,217,841
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member] | 1% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	0
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member] | 1.5% Convertible senior notes principal and interest [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Convertible senior notes principal and interest	1,015,000
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member] | Operating Lease Expense [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Facility and other operating leases	891
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net	891
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member] | Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Research and development commitments	0
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member] | Capital Equipment Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	0
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member] | Operating Expense Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	0
More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member] | Noncancelable Production Purchase Commitments [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	0
Flash Alliance Ltd [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	1,552,973
Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] | 1 Year or Less [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	286,066
Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] | 2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	799,390
Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] | 4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	366,016
Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] | More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	101,501
Flash Partners Ltd [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	796,962
Flash Partners Ltd [Member] | 1 Year or Less [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	114,737
Flash Partners Ltd [Member] | 2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	464,114
Flash Partners Ltd [Member] | 4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	153,320
Flash Partners Ltd [Member] | More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	64,791
Flash Forward Ltd [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	583,633
Flash Forward Ltd [Member] | 1 Year or Less [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	68,103
Flash Forward Ltd [Member] | 2 - 3 Years (Fiscal 2013 and 2014) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	270,144
Flash Forward Ltd [Member] | 4 - 5 Years (Fiscal 2015 and 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	209,728
Flash Forward Ltd [Member] | More than 5 Years (Beyond Fiscal 2016) [Member]
Contractual Obligations
Reimbursement for certain Flash Venture fixed costs	$ 35,658