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Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Ratio of Debt to EBITDA

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Net Proceeds From Issuance of Long Term Debt 4

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of long-term debt, after unamortized discount or premium, scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Financial Instruments, Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Financial Instruments, Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Jun. 27, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,001,026,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt		$ 1,001,026,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	1,001,398,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Long-term debt, current portion	(1,026,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent		(1,026,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	(372,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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Interest expense relating to the Notes	7,400,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt	5,600,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Estimated fair value of long-term debt	999,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue		999,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
Fixed Rate Note Due November 2018 at 2 Point 50 Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	500,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000
Stated interest rate of the notes	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%
Effective interest rate of the Notes		2.60%
Net Proceeds From Issuance of Long Term Debt 4	494,500,000		494,500,000
Fixed Rate Note Due March 2023 at 3 Point 375 Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	500,000,000		500,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000
Stated interest rate of the notes	3.375%		3.375%		3.375%
Effective interest rate of the Notes					3.50%
Net Proceeds From Issuance of Long Term Debt 4	490,000,000		490,000,000
Amortizing floating rate notes (EURIBOR plus 1.5%) due up to June 30, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0		0	372,000
Floating rate notes, rate basis			EURIBOR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.50%
Term fixed rate notes (2.0%) due up to September 30, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	1,026,000		1,026,000	1,026,000
Minimum stated interest rate of notes			2.00%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Convenant Requirement, minimum interest coverage ratio				3.5
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 350,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Ratio of Debt to EBITDA				3