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Business Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) (Broadcom 10/40/100Gb Ethernet Business [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash consideration	$ 147.8
Business combination adjustment to property and equipment			1.6
Business combination adjustment to identifiable intangible assets		25.3	25.3
Estimated percentage of project complete	40.00%
Estimated remaining cost to complete project	6
Estimated remaining time to complete project	2 years
Property and Equipment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination adjustment to goodwill			(1.6)
Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination adjustment to goodwill		$ (25.3)	$ (25.3)
Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Risk adjusted discount rates	14.50%
Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Risk adjusted discount rates	17.00%