Business Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) segment	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reporting segments \| segment			3
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 13,698,699	$ 14,658,074	$ 44,026,746	$ 44,639,060
Operating income:	60,274	529,585	1,281,085	1,609,620
Interest expense	83,854	94,514	243,951	270,643
Other expense (income), net	5,200	4,120	7,505	15,449
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(28,780)	430,951	1,029,629	1,323,528
U.S. Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	9,587,005	10,105,283	30,659,215	30,591,799
International Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,508,642	2,757,891	8,311,081	8,569,439
SYGMA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,364,111	1,537,312	4,266,998	4,695,376
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	238,941	257,588	789,452	782,446
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	13,698,699	14,658,074	44,026,746	44,639,060
Operating income:	435,489	793,614	2,192,324	2,420,302
Operating Segments \| U.S. Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	9,587,005	10,105,283	30,659,215	30,591,799
Operating income:	528,025	765,425	2,158,211	2,318,660
Operating Segments \| International Foodservice Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,508,642	2,757,891	8,311,081	8,569,439
Operating income:	(83,786)	10,145	5,895	62,000
Operating Segments \| SYGMA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,364,111	1,537,312	4,266,998	4,695,376
Operating income:	10,301	11,668	27,732	17,213
Operating Segments \| Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		257,588	789,452	782,446
Operating income:	(19,051)	6,376	486	22,429
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income:	$ (375,215)	$ (264,029)	$ (911,239)	$ (810,682)

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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