Business Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

13.  BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION 

The company has aggregated its operating companies into a number of segments, of which only Broadline and SYGMA are reportable segments as defined in the accounting literature related to disclosures about segments of an enterprise.  The Broadline reportable segment is an aggregation of the company’s United States, Canadian and European Broadline segments.  Broadline operating companies distribute a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to both traditional and chain restaurant customers and also provide custom-cut meat operations.  SYGMA operating companies distribute a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to certain chain restaurant customer locations.  "Other" financial information is attributable to the company's other operating segments, including the company's specialty produce and lodging industry segments, a company that distributes specialty imported products and a company that distributes to international customers.   

The accounting policies for the segments are the same as those disclosed by Sysco for its consolidated financial statements.  Intersegment sales represent specialty produce and imported specialty products distributed by the Broadline and SYGMA operating companies. Management evaluates the performance of each of the operating segments based on its respective operating income results.  Corporate expenses generally include all expenses of the corporate office and Sysco’s shared service center.  These also include all share-based compensation costs and expenses related to the company’s Business Transformation Project. 

The following tables set forth certain financial information for Sysco’s business segments:

	13-Week Period Ended				26-Week Period Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 29, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Sales:	(In thousands)
Broadline	$	8,779,069	$	8,320,996	$	17,836,733	$	16,979,517
SYGMA		1,411,815		1,403,555		2,832,570		2,788,024
Other		659,861		559,122		1,320,462		1,147,683
Intersegment sales		(53,855)		(39,252)		(105,959)		(84,413)
Total	$	10,796,890	$	10,244,421	$	21,883,806	$	20,830,811
	13-Week Period Ended				26-Week Period Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 29, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Operating income:	(In thousands)
Broadline	$	580,257	$	564,881	$	1,223,093	$	1,188,996
SYGMA		13,439		13,296		25,524		28,987
Other		20,469		20,253		42,828		44,738
Total segments		614,165		598,430		1,291,445		1,262,721
Corporate expenses		(231,514)		(171,432)		(430,012)		(326,383)
Total operating income		382,651		426,998		861,433		936,338
Interest expense		32,242		28,324		63,110		57,798
Other expense (income), net		(1,753)		(3,472)		(4,230)		(3,222)
Earnings before income taxes	$	352,162	$	402,146	$	802,553	$	881,762

	Dec. 29, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Assets:	(In thousands)
Broadline	$	8,889,354	$	8,025,677	$	7,536,722
SYGMA		475,319		475,877		479,962
Other		937,811		877,207		822,659
Total segments		10,302,484		9,378,761		8,839,343
Corporate		2,125,583		2,716,211		2,614,684
Total	$	12,428,067	$	12,094,972	$	11,454,027