Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	11. INCOME TAXES Uncertain Tax Positions As of March 29, 2014, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $92.3 million and the gross amount of liability for accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits was $33.6 million. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefits with respect to certain of the company’s unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease in the next twelve months either because Sysco prevails on positions that were being challenged upon audit or because the company agrees to their disallowance. Items that may cause changes to unrecognized tax benefits primarily include the consideration of various filing requirements in numerous states and the allocation of income and expense between tax jurisdictions. At this time, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change cannot be made. Effective Tax Rates The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 of 39.01% was negatively impacted by the recording of $6.2 million of tax expense related to a non-deductible penalty that the company has estimated within a contingency accrual. This negative impact was partially offset by the recognition of $1.0 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 of 34.26% was favorably impacted by the recording of $4.6 million of domestic tax benefit related to a foreign tax payment and $4.5 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2014 of 36.99% was negatively impacted by the recording of $6.2 million of tax expense related to a non-deductible penalty that the company has estimated within a contingency accrual. This negative impact was partially offset by the recording of $4.7 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate of 36.03% for the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2013 was favorably impacted by the recording of $7.1 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements and the recording of $4.6 million of domestic tax benefit related to a foreign tax payment. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate. Other The determination of the company’s provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. The company’s provision for income taxes reflects a combination of income earned and taxed in the various U.S. federal and state, as well as foreign, jurisdictions. Jurisdictional tax law changes, increases or decreases in permanent differences between book and tax items, accruals or adjustments of accruals for unrecognized tax benefits or valuation allowances, and the company’s change in the mix of earnings from these taxing jurisdictions all affect the overall effective tax rate.

11. INCOME TAXES

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of March 29, 2014, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $92.3 million and the gross amount of liability for accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits was $33.6 million. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefits with respect to certain of the company’s unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease in the next twelve months either because Sysco prevails on positions that were being challenged upon audit or because the company agrees to their disallowance. Items that may cause changes to unrecognized tax benefits primarily include the consideration of various filing requirements in numerous states and the allocation of income and expense between tax jurisdictions. At this time, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change cannot be made.

Effective Tax Rates

The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 of 39.01% was negatively impacted by the recording of $6.2 million of tax expense related to a non-deductible penalty that the company has estimated within a contingency accrual. This negative impact was partially offset by the recognition of $1.0 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate.

The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 of 34.26% was favorably impacted by the recording of $4.6 million of domestic tax benefit related to a foreign tax payment and $4.5 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate.

The effective tax rate for the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2014 of 36.99% was negatively impacted by the recording of $6.2 million of tax expense related to a non-deductible penalty that the company has estimated within a contingency accrual. This negative impact was partially offset by the recording of $4.7 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate.

The effective tax rate of 36.03% for the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2013 was favorably impacted by the recording of $7.1 million of tax benefit related to disqualifying dispositions of Sysco stock pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements and the recording of $4.6 million of domestic tax benefit related to a foreign tax payment. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate also had the impact of reducing the effective tax rate.

Other

The determination of the company’s provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. The company’s provision for income taxes reflects a combination of income earned and taxed in the various U.S. federal and state, as well as foreign, jurisdictions. Jurisdictional tax law changes, increases or decreases in permanent differences between book and tax items, accruals or adjustments of accruals for unrecognized tax benefits or valuation allowances, and the company’s change in the mix of earnings from these taxing jurisdictions all affect the overall effective tax rate.