Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Jun. 01, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Transfers of assets from level 1 to level 2	$ 0	$ 0
Transfers of assets from level 2 to level 1	0	0
Transfers of liabilities from level 1 to level 2	0	0
Transfers of liabilities from level 2 to level 1	0	0
Transfers of assets into level 3	0	0
Transfers of assets out of level 3	0	0
Transfers of liabilities into level 3	0	0
Transfers of liabilities out of level 3	$ 0	0
Contingent consideration in the event of certain operating results are achieved, period	1 year
Net carrying value of debt	$ 3,781,713,000	4,733,136,000
US Foods, Inc [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total debt fair value debt	3,800,000,000	4,800,000,000
Net carrying value of debt	3,800,000,000	4,700,000,000
Old Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Net carrying value of debt		$ 1,334,835,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Net carrying value of debt	$ 592,815,000
Interest Rate	5.88%		8.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jun. 15, 2024
Level 2 [Member] | Old Senior Notes [Member] | US Foods, Inc [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of Senior Notes	$ 1,400,000,000
Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | US Foods, Inc [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of Senior Notes	$ 600,000,000
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Old Senior Notes [Member] | US Foods, Inc [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.875%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jun. 15, 2024