SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION - SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES - CASH FLOWS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2016
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	$ 2,158,632	$ 2,239,354	$ 1,988,347
Investing activities	(913,665)	(3,584,461)	(769,102)
Financing activities	(1,410,469)	(1,682,587)	(2,459,936)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	11,844	(22,104)	(138,327)
Intercompany activity			0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(153,658)	(3,049,798)	(1,379,018)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	869,502	3,919,300	5,298,318
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	715,844	869,502	3,919,300
Net (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(3,049,798)	(1,379,018)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	869,502	3,919,300	5,298,318
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	552,325	869,502	3,919,300
Scenario, Previously Reported
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	869,502
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		869,502
Sysco
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Intercompany activity			0
Certain U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Intercompany activity			0
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Intercompany activity			0
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sysco
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	1,055,228	1,535,725	1,045,900
Investing activities	55,612	(3,274,566)	(145,444)
Financing activities	(1,193,272)	(1,525,995)	(2,540,649)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(82,432)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	111,576
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	29,144	111,576
Net (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(3,264,836)	(1,640,193)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		3,376,412	5,016,605
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period			3,376,412
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sysco \| Scenario, Previously Reported
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	111,576
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		111,576
Reportable Legal Entities \| Certain U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	2,548,139	3,023,400	4,101,840
Investing activities	(439,178)	(261,330)	(212,270)
Financing activities	(2,015,906)	(2,777,661)	(3,881,879)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	93,055
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	18,788
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	111,843	18,788
Net (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(15,591)	7,691
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		34,379	26,688
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period			34,379
Reportable Legal Entities \| Certain U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries \| Scenario, Previously Reported
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	18,788
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		18,788
Reportable Legal Entities \| Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	799,062	658,229	767,607
Investing activities	(503,745)	(175,565)	(411,388)
Financing activities	(471,442)	(229,931)	35,592
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	11,844	(22,104)	(138,327)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(164,281)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	739,138
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	574,857	739,138
Net (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		230,629	253,484
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		508,509	255,025
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period			508,509
Reportable Legal Entities \| Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries \| Scenario, Previously Reported
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	739,138
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		739,138
Eliminations
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	(2,243,797)	(2,978,000)	(3,927,000)
Investing activities	(26,354)	127,000	0
Financing activities	2,270,151	2,851,000	3,927,000
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Intercompany activity			0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	0	0
Net (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period			$ 0
Eliminations \| Scenario, Previously Reported
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	$ 0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$ 0

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