Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Dec. 27, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]
Allowances for vendor receivables	$ 1,819	$ 1,566	$ 3,000

Allowance for vendor receivables represent various rebate and promotional incentives with suppliers primarily through purchase based programs.

No definition available.

Name:	usfd_AllowanceForDoubtfulVendorReceivablesCurrent
Namespace Prefix:	usfd_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant