Business Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($) segment	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reporting segments \| segment			3
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 15,025,042	$ 14,765,707	$ 30,328,047	$ 29,980,986
Operating income:	552,493	451,895	1,220,811	1,080,035
Interest expense	76,762	87,113	160,097	176,129
Other (income) expense, net	(807)	10,197	2,305	11,329
Earnings before income taxes	476,538	354,585	1,058,409	892,577
U.S. Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	10,413,575	10,087,105	21,072,208	20,486,516
International Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,890,053	2,890,598	5,802,441	5,811,548
SYGMA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,455,893	1,536,607	2,902,887	3,158,064
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	265,521	251,397	550,511	524,858
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	15,025,042	14,765,707	30,328,047	29,980,986
Operating income:	822,922	731,392	1,756,835	1,626,688
Operating Segments \| U.S. Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	10,413,575	10,087,105	21,072,208	20,486,516
Operating income:	768,777	737,477	1,630,183	1,553,235
Operating Segments \| International Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,890,053	2,890,598	5,802,441	5,811,548
Operating income:	34,881	(14,917)	89,681	51,855
Operating Segments \| SYGMA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,455,893	1,536,607	2,902,887	3,158,064
Operating income:	9,861	3,114	17,431	5,545
Operating Segments \| Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	265,521	251,397	550,511	524,858
Operating income:	9,403	5,718	19,540	16,053
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income:	$ (270,429)	$ (279,497)	$ (536,024)	$ (546,653)

Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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