Fair Value Disclosures (Other Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2017	Jun. 28, 2017
Fair Value Disclosure, Senior Notes [Line Items]
SalesPriceofJV	$ 18,000
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 16,000
2.60% notes [Member]
Fair Value Disclosure, Senior Notes [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.60%
Long-term Debt	$ 249,784	$ 249,495
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 249,843	250,480
3.88% notes [Member]
Fair Value Disclosure, Senior Notes [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.88%
Long-term Debt	$ 298,090	297,912
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 294,816	286,077
5.00% notes [Member]
Fair Value Disclosure, Senior Notes [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.00%
Long-term Debt	$ 344,790	344,405
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 352,524	$ 347,956

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Fair value portion of an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the holder a definite sum of money at a future date.

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