Business Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 11,746,659us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 11,277,484us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 36,278,814us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 34,229,720us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Operating income	327,308us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	332,625us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,108,367us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,162,600us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense	69,550us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet	32,224us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet	177,526us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet	92,536us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Other expense (income), net	(8,577)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	3,718us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(8,558)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(5,027)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Earnings before income taxes	266,335	296,683	939,399	1,075,091
Assets	17,983,591us-gaap_Assets	13,156,651us-gaap_Assets	17,983,591us-gaap_Assets	13,156,651us-gaap_Assets	13,167,950us-gaap_Assets
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	(91,592)	(69,806)	(267,232)	(212,593)
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	611,086	621,651	1,964,435	1,899,058
Assets	9,734,005	10,596,937	9,734,005	10,596,937	10,505,273
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	(283,778)	(289,026)	(856,068)	(736,458)
Assets	8,249,586	2,559,714	8,249,586	2,559,714	2,662,677
Broadline [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	9,527,527	9,097,113	29,583,754	27,725,176
Operating income	588,326	586,750	1,887,765	1,803,183
Assets	8,162,101	9,034,512	8,162,101	9,034,512	8,956,911
SYGMA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,506,352	1,522,978	4,607,827	4,582,439
Operating income	5,157	8,754	18,110	27,309
Assets	529,783	540,412	529,783	540,412	513,587
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	804,372	727,199	2,354,465	2,134,698
Operating income	17,603	26,147	58,560	68,566
Assets	$ 1,042,121	$ 1,022,013	$ 1,042,121	$ 1,022,013	$ 1,034,775

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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