The aggregate expense charged against earnings related to acquisition-related charges and amortization of intangibles.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Operating Segments and Geographic Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2016 USD ($) segment	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments (in segment) \| segment									2
Net revenue:
Net revenue	$ 241.7	$ 230.4	$ 218.3	$ 212.6	$ 208.9	$ 198.7	$ 210.5	$ 219.0	$ 903.0	$ 837.1	$ 817.9
Gross Profit	$ 79.5	$ 62.8	$ 68.1	$ 66.9	$ 63.6	$ 57.1	$ 66.9	$ 70.3	277.3	257.9	256.6
Operating Segments
Net revenue:
Gross Profit									297.7	272.2	272.1
Corporate
Net revenue:
Stock-based compensation									(6.1)	(5.1)	(5.6)
Amortization of intangibles									(6.8)	(7.6)	(9.0)
Other charges related to non-recurring activities									(7.5)	(1.6)	(0.9)
OpComms
Net revenue:
Net revenue									761.3	694.1	695.1
OpComms \| Operating Segments
Net revenue:
Gross Profit									236.3	204.8	212.3
Lasers
Net revenue:
Net revenue									141.7	143.0	122.8
Lasers \| Operating Segments
Net revenue:
Gross Profit									$ 61.4	$ 67.4	$ 59.8