Debt - long-term debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 02, 2016	Jun. 27, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs	$ 1,623,437	$ 1,651,828
Discount and debt issuance costs	(12,898)	(5,327)
Long-term debt	$ 1,610,539	$ 1,646,501
Accounts receivable securitization program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	0.90%
Notes Due September 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	6.63%
Revolving credit facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.86%	1.45%
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs	$ 422,236	$ 50,000
Revolving credit facilities \| Accounts receivable securitization program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		0.59%
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs		$ 650,000
Notes due \| Notes Due September 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, stated interest rate		6.63%
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs		$ 300,000
Notes due \| Notes Due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	5.88%	5.88%
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs	$ 300,000	$ 300,000
Notes due \| Notes Due December 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	4.88%	4.88%
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs	$ 350,000	$ 350,000
Notes due \| Notes Due April 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	4.625%
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs	$ 550,000
Other long-term debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	2.51%	2.06%
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs	$ 1,201	$ 1,828

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 20
-Article 5

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 16
-Article 9

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