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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 24, 2016 USD ($) customers	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments \| customers			1
Revenues	$ 550,998	$ 510,831	$ 1,112,394	$ 1,073,341
Long-lived assets	660,660		660,660		$ 692,551
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	63,385	61,633	133,536	123,693
Long-lived assets	408,037		408,037		423,653
China [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	212,816	197,420	426,326	421,657
Rest of Asia [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	174,060	153,203	348,429	323,137
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	87,284	85,951	176,922	177,854
Philippines [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	138,703		138,703		141,569
Rest of World [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	13,453	$ 12,624	27,181	$ 27,000
Long-lived assets	$ 113,920		$ 113,920		$ 127,329