Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Income Tax Expense - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019	Apr. 03, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019	May 04, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
U.S. Federal statutory rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
De-recognition of deferred tax asset			$ 31
Mandatory deemed repatriation tax liability, provisional amount		$ 71		$ 107
Provisional income tax expense (benefit) related to decision to change indefinite reinvestment assertion				$ 152
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 710		710
Penalties and interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits	136		136
Potential payables related to unrecognized tax benefits	$ 716		716
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Tax Year 2008 Through 2009
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Federal tax, subject to interest			516
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Tax Years 2010 Through 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Federal tax, subject to interest			549
Federal tax related to adjustments for transfer pricing			$ 535
Penalties asserted					$ 340