Stock Based Compensation And Incentive Performance Plans Stock Based Compensation And Incentive Performance Plans (CEO July 2012 Grant) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2012 USD ($) tranche target $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) condition
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Nonvested awards compensation expense not yet recognized \| $		$ 13,657
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CEO Grant July 2012 Weighted Average Period to Recognize Expense		1 year 6 months
CEO [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
CEO Grant July 2012 Total Shares (shares) \| shares	800,000
Number of share price targets \| target	4
Consecutive trading days	45 days
Vesting period	5 years
CEO Grant July 2012 Total Fair Value \| $	$ 16,151
CEO Grant July 2012 Weighted Average Period to Recognize Expense	4 years
Number of market conditions \| condition		4
Number of tranches \| tranche	4
CEO [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
CEO Grant July 2012 Total Shares (shares) \| shares	200,000
CEO Grant July 2012 Market Price Target (USD per share)	$ 31.25
CEO [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
CEO Grant July 2012 Market Price Target (USD per share)	36.25
CEO [Member] \| Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
CEO Grant July 2012 Market Price Target (USD per share)	41.25
CEO [Member] \| Tranche Four [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
CEO Grant July 2012 Market Price Target (USD per share)	$ 50

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