Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (Balance Sheet Table) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 6,375,582	$ 6,084,808	$ 5,924,942
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	3,938,277	3,883,750	3,846,870
Other assets	2,343,351	2,168,649	2,161,536
Total assets	12,657,210	12,137,207	11,933,348
Current liabilities	3,656,904	3,423,579	3,703,752
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0	0
Long-term debt	2,557,314	2,763,688	2,412,477
Other liabilities	1,290,631	1,264,900	939,104
Shareholders' equity	5,152,361	4,685,040	4,878,015
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	12,657,210	12,137,207	11,933,348
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Sysco-Debt Issuing Parent [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	268,550	538,451	214,681
Investment in subsidiaries	11,050,107	10,163,398	15,282,816
Plant and equipment, net	627,156	703,658	701,743
Other assets	333,346	324,839	326,707
Total assets	12,279,159	11,730,346	16,525,947
Current liabilities	600,803	678,527	651,346
Intercompany payables (receivables)	3,370,039	3,068,001	8,327,458
Long-term debt	2,510,621	2,714,415	2,362,970
Other liabilities	815,587	755,112	500,889
Shareholders' equity	4,982,109	4,514,291	4,683,284
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	12,279,159	11,730,346	16,525,947
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Certain U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	4,031,712	3,675,676	3,844,705
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,917,407	1,923,925	1,915,373
Other assets	534,960	532,922	533,717
Total assets	6,484,079	6,132,523	6,293,795
Current liabilities	973,510	900,416	962,558
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(3,497,093)	(3,334,860)	(8,379,218)
Long-term debt	22,849	25,459	24,627
Other liabilities	347,823	396,659	336,685
Shareholders' equity	8,636,990	8,144,849	13,349,143
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	6,484,079	6,132,523	6,293,795
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	2,075,320	1,870,681	1,865,556
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,393,714	1,256,167	1,229,754
Other assets	1,475,045	1,310,888	1,301,112
Total assets	4,944,079	4,437,736	4,396,422
Current liabilities	2,082,591	1,844,636	2,089,848
Intercompany payables (receivables)	127,054	266,859	51,760
Long-term debt	23,844	23,814	24,880
Other liabilities	127,221	113,129	101,530
Shareholders' equity	2,583,369	2,189,298	2,128,404
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,944,079	4,437,736	4,396,422
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Line Items]
Current assets	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(11,050,107)	(10,163,398)	(15,282,816)
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Total assets	(11,050,107)	(10,163,398)	(15,282,816)
Current liabilities	0	0	0
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0	0
Shareholders' equity	(11,050,107)	(10,163,398)	(15,282,816)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (11,050,107)	$ (10,163,398)	$ (15,282,816)