| **Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Per Common Share (Tables)**                      | 6 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Computation of Net Income Per Common Share                                                  | The computations of income from continuing operations per common share are as follows:  Quarter Ended Two Quarters Ended December 30, 2016 January 1, 2016 December 30, 2016 January 1, 2016         (In millions, except per share amounts)Income from continuing operations$168 $197 $324 $343Adjustments for participating securities outstanding(1) — (2) —Income from continuing operations used in per basic and diluted common share calculations (A)$167 $197 $322 $343Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (B)123.7 123.8 123.8 123.6Impact of dilutive share-based awards1.7 1.1 1.7 1.1Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (C)125.4 124.9 125.5 124.7Income from continuing operations per basic common share (A)/(B)$1.35 $1.59 $2.60 $2.77Income from continuing operations per diluted common  share (A)/(C)$1.33 $1.58 $2.57 $2.75 |

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