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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES 
Uncertain Tax Positions 
As of October 1, 2016, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefit and related accrued interest was $23.5 million and $14.4 million, respectively. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain of the company’s unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease in the next twelve months, either because Sysco prevails on positions challenged upon audit or because the company agrees to the disallowance. Items that may cause changes to unrecognized tax benefits primarily include the consideration of various filing requirements in numerous states and the allocation of income and expense between tax jurisdictions. At this time, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change cannot be made. 

Effective Tax Rate 
Sysco’s effective tax rate is reflective of the jurisdictions where the company has operations. The effective tax rates for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016 were 35.28% and 35.98%, respectively. Indefinitely reinvested earnings taxed at foreign statutory rates less than our domestic tax rate have the impact of reducing the effective tax rate in both periods. The Acquisition contributed to a lower effective tax rate in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, as the Brakes Group's operations are taxed at a lower rate than Sysco's historical U.S. operations.  In the first quarter of fiscal 2017, Sysco experienced a reduction in the effective tax rate due to tax credits and lower tax rates from new tax laws in the United Kingdom. These were largely offset by one-time tax expenses related to the Acquisition primarily from non-deductible transaction costs.
Other 
The determination of the company’s provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. The company’s provision for income taxes reflects a combination of income earned and taxed in the various U.S. federal and state, as well as foreign, jurisdictions. Jurisdictional tax law changes, increases or decreases in permanent differences between book and tax items, accruals or adjustments of accruals for unrecognized tax benefits or valuation allowances, and the company’s change in the mix of earnings from these taxing jurisdictions all affect the overall effective tax rate.