Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (Balance Sheet Table) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 6,159,785	$ 6,084,808	$ 5,648,050
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	3,960,636	3,883,750	3,736,137
Other assets	2,307,646	2,126,414	2,069,840
Total assets	12,428,067	12,094,972	11,454,027
Current liabilities	3,487,417	3,423,579	3,263,770
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0	0
Long-term debt	2,809,290	2,763,688	2,649,346
Other liabilities	1,229,787	1,222,665	853,296
Shareholders' equity	4,901,573	4,685,040	4,687,615
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	12,428,067	12,094,972	11,454,027
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Sysco-Debt Issuing Parent [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	188,879	538,451	202,267
Investment in subsidiaries	11,031,000	10,163,398	14,859,149
Plant and equipment, net	624,441	703,658	647,217
Other assets	341,243	324,839	321,460
Total assets	12,185,563	11,730,346	16,030,093
Current liabilities	680,130	678,527	423,796
Intercompany payables (receivables)	3,220,164	3,068,001	7,984,530
Long-term debt	2,758,493	2,714,415	2,599,524
Other liabilities	823,340	755,112	502,536
Shareholders' equity	4,703,436	4,514,291	4,519,707
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	12,185,563	11,730,346	16,030,093
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	3,866,718	3,675,676	3,660,988
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,976,200	1,923,925	1,895,977
Other assets	501,111	503,357	518,934
Total assets	6,344,029	6,102,958	6,075,899
Current liabilities	819,372	900,416	872,205
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(3,626,887)	(3,334,860)	(8,086,079)
Long-term debt	25,898	25,459	26,871
Other liabilities	293,849	367,094	275,475
Shareholders' equity	8,831,797	8,144,849	12,987,427
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	6,344,029	6,102,958	6,075,899
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	2,104,188	1,870,681	1,784,795
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,359,995	1,256,167	1,192,943
Other assets	1,465,292	1,298,218	1,229,446
Total assets	4,929,475	4,425,066	4,207,184
Current liabilities	1,987,915	1,844,636	1,967,769
Intercompany payables (receivables)	406,723	266,859	101,549
Long-term debt	24,899	23,814	22,951
Other liabilities	112,598	100,459	75,285
Shareholders' equity	2,397,340	2,189,298	2,039,630
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,929,475	4,425,066	4,207,184
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(11,031,000)	(10,163,398)	(14,859,149)
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Total assets	(11,031,000)	(10,163,398)	(14,859,149)
Current liabilities	0	0	0
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0	0
Shareholders' equity	(11,031,000)	(10,163,398)	(14,859,149)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (11,031,000)	$ (10,163,398)	$ (14,859,149)