US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 678	$ 361	$ 214
Income tax provision	172	96	50
Net income	506	265	164
Changes in retirement benefit obligations, net of income tax	(43)	(54)	10
Interest rate hedge activity	1	0	5
Comprehensive income	464	211	179
Net income available to common shareholders	499	228	121
US Foods Holding Corp.
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	0	0	0
Income tax provision	0	0	(4)
Income before equity in net earnings of subsidiary	0	0	4
Equity in net earnings of subsidiary	506	265	160
Net income	506	265	164
Changes in retirement benefit obligations, net of income tax	(43)	(54)	10
Interest rate hedge activity	1	0	5
Comprehensive income	464	211	179
Series A convertible preferred stock dividends	(7)	(37)	(43)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 499	$ 228	$ 121