Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (Comprehensive Income) (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
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 11,746,659us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 11,277,484us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 36,278,814us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 34,229,720us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Cost of sales	9,689,161	9,282,743	29,947,462	28,204,541
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Earnings (losses) before income taxes	266,335	296,683	939,399	1,075,091
Income tax (benefit) provision	89,380us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	115,746us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	325,652us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	397,729us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Net earnings	176,955	180,937	613,747	677,362
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(91,484)	(70,505)	(277,477)	(69,985)
Comprehensive income	85,471us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	110,432us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	336,270us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	607,377us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	7,887,203	7,468,264	24,237,503	22,578,687
Cost of sales	6,431,528	6,066,934	19,780,796	18,337,015
Gross profit	1,455,675	1,401,330	4,456,707	4,241,672
Operating expenses	919,183	867,488	2,764,515	2,609,570
Operating income (loss)	536,492	533,842	1,692,192	1,632,102
Interest expense (income)	(28,121)	(28,495)	(74,096)	(77,913)
Other expense (income), net	(1,997)	2,626	(2,761)	1,170
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	566,610	559,711	1,769,049	1,708,845
Income tax (benefit) provision	191,160	215,944	613,261	632,226
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	375,450	343,767	1,155,788	1,076,619
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	375,450	343,767	1,155,788	1,076,619
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] \| Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	4,199,743	4,106,415	13,071,370	12,525,535
Cost of sales	3,597,920	3,513,004	11,196,725	10,742,028
Gross profit	601,823	593,411	1,874,645	1,783,507
Operating expenses	584,106	561,133	1,784,060	1,680,108
Operating income (loss)	17,717	32,278	90,585	103,399
Interest expense (income)	13,093	407	22,649	(4,806)
Other expense (income), net	(8,163)	1,853	(6,900)	(1,814)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	12,787	30,018	74,836	110,019
Income tax (benefit) provision	4,161	11,682	25,943	40,662
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	8,626	18,336	48,893	69,357
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(97,890)	(35,397)	(260,997)	(43,537)
Comprehensive income	(89,264)	(17,061)	(212,104)	25,820
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	226,901	233,495	674,410	572,901
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Interest expense (income)	84,578	60,312	228,973	175,255
Other expense (income), net	1,583	(761)	1,103	(4,383)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(313,062)	(293,046)	(904,486)	(743,773)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(105,941)	(111,880)	(313,552)	(275,159)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	384,076	362,103	1,204,681	1,145,976
Net earnings	176,955	180,937	613,747	677,362
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(91,484)	(70,505)	(277,477)	(69,985)
Comprehensive income	85,471	110,432	336,270	607,377
Eliminations [Member] \| Subsidiary Guarantee [Member]
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	(340,287)	(297,195)	(1,030,059)	(874,502)
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Net earnings	(384,076)	(362,103)	(1,204,681)	(1,145,976)
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Comprehensive income	$ (286,186)	$ (326,706)	$ (943,684)	$ (1,102,439)

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