Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2015	Jan. 23, 2016
Document Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SYSCO CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000096021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 26, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus (Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		564,603,274