Company-Sponsored Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Company-Sponsored Employee Benefit Plans

COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

In the tables below, the caption “Pension Benefits” includes both the company-sponsored qualified pension plan and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The components of net company-sponsored benefit cost for the second quarter and first 26 weeks of fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 are as follows:    

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Plans
	Dec. 26, 2015			Dec. 27, 2014			Dec. 26, 2015			Dec. 27, 2014
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	2,902		$	2,815		$	134		$	134
Interest cost	42,833			42,779			153			148
Expected return on plan assets	(53,202		)	(57,156		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service cost	2,743			2,777			41			42
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)	5,435			4,968			(118		)	(109		)
Net periodic costs (benefits)	$	711		$	(3,817	)	$	210		$	215
	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Plans
	Dec. 26, 2015			Dec. 27, 2014			Dec. 26, 2015			Dec. 27, 2014
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	5,803		$	5,630		$	268		$	268
Interest cost	85,665			85,558			305			296
Expected return on plan assets	(106,404		)	(114,312		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)	5,486			5,554			83			84
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)	10,870			9,936			(236		)	(218		)
Net periodic costs (benefits)	$	1,420		$	(7,634	)	$	420		$	430

     Sysco’s contributions to its company-sponsored defined benefit plans were $43.7 million and $62.3 million during the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.