Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 12,087,074us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 11,237,969us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 24,532,155us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 22,952,236us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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Earnings (losses) before income taxes	236,197	326,204	673,064	778,408
Income tax (benefit) provision	78,218us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	115,369us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	236,272us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	281,983us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Net earnings	157,979	210,835	436,792	496,425
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(85,484)	(34,616)	(185,993)	520
Comprehensive income	72,495us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	176,219us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	250,799us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	496,945us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	8,027,990	7,364,410	16,350,298	15,110,423
Cost of sales	6,574,759	6,001,215	13,349,267	12,270,081
Gross profit	1,453,231	1,363,195	3,001,031	2,840,342
Operating expenses	913,137	859,132	1,845,332	1,742,082
Operating income (loss)	540,094	504,063	1,155,699	1,098,260
Interest expense (income)	(24,501)	(25,981)	(45,975)	(49,418)
Other expense (income), net	(365)	(599)	(764)	(1,456)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	564,960	530,643	1,202,438	1,149,134
Income tax (benefit) provision	191,470	188,400	422,101	416,282
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	373,490	342,243	780,337	732,852
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	373,490	342,243	780,337	732,852
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	4,407,159	4,181,421	8,871,628	8,419,120
Cost of sales	3,775,253	3,579,665	7,598,805	7,229,024
Gross profit	631,906	601,756	1,272,823	1,190,096
Operating expenses	599,942	559,684	1,199,954	1,118,975
Operating income (loss)	31,964	42,072	72,869	71,121
Interest expense (income)	7,314	(1,871)	9,556	(5,213)
Other expense (income), net	650	(3,335)	1,263	(3,667)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	24,000	47,278	62,050	80,001
Income tax (benefit) provision	8,015	16,923	21,782	28,980
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	15,985	30,355	40,268	51,021
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(91,853)	(38,947)	(163,107)	(8,140)
Comprehensive income	(75,868)	(8,592)	(122,839)	42,881
Sysco-Debt Issuing Parent [Member] \| Subsidiary Guarantee [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	256,612	194,358	447,509	339,406
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Other expense (income), net	1,922	(277)	(480)	(3,622)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(352,763)	(251,717)	(591,424)	(450,727)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(121,267)	(89,954)	(207,611)	(163,279)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	389,475	372,598	820,605	783,873
Net earnings	157,979	210,835	436,792	496,425
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(85,484)	(34,616)	(185,993)	520
Comprehensive income	72,495	176,219	250,799	496,945
Eliminations [Member] \| Subsidiary Guarantee [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	(348,075)	(307,862)	(689,771)	(577,307)
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Comprehensive income	$ (297,622)	$ (333,651)	$ (657,498)	$ (775,733)

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