Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2015	Mar. 28, 2014	Apr. 03, 2015	Mar. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Income tax provision	$ 28us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 31us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 85us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 105us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Tax Benefit Resulting From Retroactive Extension Of Research And Development Credit			16
Expiration date of tax holiday in Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand			from 2015 through 2025
Increase (Decrease) in liability for unrecognized tax benefits	16		32
Unrecognized tax benefits	332us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits		332us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Proposed IRS adjustments to Pre-tax income	$ 200		$ 200

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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