Document & Entity Information [Abstract] Document Entity Information [Abstract] Statement [Table] Statement [Line Items] Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Filer Category Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Type Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Amendment Flag Document Period End Date Statement of Financial Position Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at end of period Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net Accounts and notes receivable, less allowances of $53,796, 42,436 and $49,376 Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net, Total Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves Inventories Deferred taxes Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current, Ending Balance Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current, Beginning Balance Deferred income taxes Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current, Total Prepaid expenses other current assets 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short-term bank borrowings Notes payable Notes payable Short-term bank borrowings Accounts payable Accounts Payable, Current, Total Accrued expenses Accrued Liabilities, Current, Total Accrued income taxes Deferred tax liabilities current Deferred income taxes Long Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Current Less current maturities of long-term debt Current maturities and short-term debt Current maturities of long-term debt Current maturities of long-term debt Total current liabilities Current liabilities Total current liabilities Other liabilities Long-term debt Net long-term debt Long-term debt Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent Deferred income taxes Other long-term liabilities Other long-term liabilities Total other liabilities Total other liabilities Commitments and contingencies 2009 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] Stockholders Equity [Abstract] Shareholders' equity Preferred stock, par value $1 per share Authorized 1,500,000 shares, issued none Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Ending Balance Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Beginning Balance Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Total Common stock, par value $1 per share Authorized 2,000,000,000 shares, issued 765,174,900 shares Common Stock, Value, Issued, Ending Balance Common Stock, Value, Issued, Beginning Balance Common Stock, Value, Issued, Total Paid-in capital Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock, Ending Balance Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock, Beginning Balance Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive loss Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Ending Balance Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Beginning Balance Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income Treasury stock at cost, 173,100,605, 175,148,403 and 173,746,062 shares Treasury stock, 177,669,492, 173,597,346 and 178,993,904 shares, at cost Treasury stock at cost, 183,761,810, 176,768,795 and 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Beginning Balance Consolidated Results of Operations Sales Revenue, Goods, Net Total sales Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Total Sales Cost of sales Cost of sales Gross margin Gross profit Gross profit Operating expenses Operating expenses Operating income (loss) Total operating income Operating income Operating income Interest expense Interest expense Interest expense (income) Interest expense Other income, net Other expense (income), net Other income, net Other income, net Earnings before income taxes Consolidated earnings before income taxes Earnings before income taxes Earnings (losses) before income taxes Income tax (benefit) provision Income tax provision (benefit) Income taxes Total income tax expense Income tax (benefit) provision Net earnings Net earnings Net earnings: Basic earnings per share (in USD per share) Basic earnings per share (in USD per share) Basic earnings per share Basic net earnings (in USD per share) Diluted earnings per share (in USD per share) Diluted earnings per share (in USD per share) Diluted earnings per share Diluted net earnings (in USD per share) Average shares outstanding Weighted-average basic shares outstanding Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic, Total Diluted shares outstanding Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding Dividends declared per common share Dividends declared per common share (in USD per share) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Comprehensive Income net of tax abstract Other comprehensive (loss) income: Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction andn Translation Gain Loss Before Reclassification and Tax Foreign currency translation adjustment Foreign currency translation adjustment, before tax Other Comprehensive Income, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax, Total Foreign currency translation adjustment Items presented net of tax abstract Items presented net of tax [Abstract] Items presented net of tax: Amortization of cash flow hedge Amortization of cash flow hedge Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost Amortization of prior service cost, net of tax Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification of Defined Benefit Plans Net Gain Loss Recognized In Net Periodic Benefit Cost, net of tax Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss, net Other Comprehensive Income Reclassfication of Definied Benefit Plan Net Transition Asset Obligation Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, net of tax Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation Total other comprehensive income (loss) Total other comprehensive income Total other comprehensive (loss) income Comprehensive income net of tax Comprehensive income Comprehensive income Statement of Cash Flows Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) [Abstract] Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Cash flows from operating activities: Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operating activities: Share based compensation Share-based compensation expense Share-based compensation expense Share-based compensation expense Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction Depreciation and amortization Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction, Total Total depreciation and amortization The net change in the entity's deferred tax assets and liabilities as presented as an adjustment to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operating activities in the cash flow statement. Deferred Income Taxes Cash Flow Deferred income taxes Provision for losses on receivables Allowance for doubtful accounts, charged to costs and expenses in period Allowance for doubtful accounts, charged to costs and expenses in period Other non-cash items Other non-cash items Other Noncash Income (Expense), Total Additional investment in certain assets and liabilities, net of effect of businesses acquired: Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Notes Receivable (Increase) in receivables (Increase) decrease in receivables Increase (Decrease) in Finished Goods and Work in Process Inventories (Increase) in inventories (Increase) decrease in inventories Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets (Increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Total Increase (decrease) in accounts payable Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (Decrease) increase in accounts payable Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses (Decrease) increase in accrued expenses (Decrease) in accrued expenses (Decrease) in accrued expenses (Decrease) in accrued income taxes (Decrease) increase in accrued income taxes Increase in accrued income taxes (Increase) decrease in other assets (Increase) in other assets (Increase) in other assets Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets, Total The net change during the reporting period in other long-term liabilities AND prepaid pension cost. (Decrease) increase in other longterm liabilities prepaid pension cost, net Increase in other long-term liabilities Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements Net cash provided by operating activities Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities Net cash provided by operating activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Abstract] Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to plant and equipment Additions to plant and equipment Total capital expenditures Additions to plant and equipment Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment Payments to Acquire Businesses Net of Cash Acquired Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired Maturities of short-term investments (Increase) in restricted cash (Increase) in restricted cash (Increase) in restricted cash (Increase) decrease in restricted cash Net cash used for investing activities Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities Net cash used for investing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract] Cash flows from financing activities: Bank and commercial paper borrowings (repayments), net Bank and commercial paper borrowings (repayments), net Other debt borrowings Other debt borrowings Other debt repayments Other debt repayments Other debt repayments Proceeds from Stock Plans Proceeds from common stock reissued from treasury for share-based compensation awards Treasury stock purchases Treasury stock purchases Dividends paid Dividends paid Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements Net cash used for financing activities Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities Net cash used for financing activities Effect of exchange rates on cash Effect of exchange rates on cash Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents Net increase (decrease) in cash Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Interest Paid Net Interest Interest Paid, Net, Total Income taxes Paid Net Income taxes Income taxes Basis of Presentation [Abstract] Basis of Presentation [Abstract] Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure Text Block Business and Consolidation Basis of Presentation New Accounting Standards [Abstract] New Accounting Standards [Abstract] Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block] New Accounting Standards Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] Fair Value Disclosures Text Block Fair Value Measurements Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract] Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract] Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure Text Block Derivative Financial Instruments Debt [Abstract] Debt [Abstract] Debt Disclosure text block Debt Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract] Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract] Pension and other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure Text Block Employee Benefit Plans Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share Text Block Earnings Per Share Share-based Compensation [Abstract] Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Text Block Share-Based Compensation Income Taxes [Abstract] Income Taxes [Abstract] Income Tax Disclosure Text Block Income Taxes Acquisitions [Abstract] Acquisitions [Abstract] Business Combination Disclosure Text Block Acquisitions Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure Text Block Commitments and Contingencies Business Segment Information [Abstract] Business Segment Information [Abstract] Business Segment Information Disclosure Text Block Business Segment Information Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee [Abstract] Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee [Abstract] Schedule of Condensed Financial Statements Text Block Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Abstract] Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees [Abstract] Guarantee Obligations [Axis] Guarantee Obligations [Axis] Guarantee Obligations [Domain] Guarantee Obligations [Domain] On January 19, 2011, the wholly-owned U.S. Broadline subsidiaries of Sysco Corporation entered into full and unconditional guarantees of all outstanding senior notes and debentures of Sysco Corporation. Subsidiary Guarantee Member Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Text Block] Assets measured at fair value table Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Text Block] Derivatives balance sheet location table Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Text Block] Derivatives financial statement performance table Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost Text Block Defined benefit plans components of net benefit cost table Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted By Common Class Text Block Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share table Income Tax Authority [Axis] Income Tax Authority [Domain] Settlement with the Internal Revenue Service related to Sysco's affiliate Baugh Supply Chain Cooperative for the audit years 2003 to 2006. Year2003 Through2006 I R S Settlement Member 2003 through 2006 IRS Settlement [Member] Schedule of amounts to be paid annually under the entity's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service. Schedule of Amounts Paid Annually Under I R S Settlement Text Block Settlement annual payments table Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block] Business segment table Consdensed consolidating balance sheet by debt-issuer, guarantor, non-guarantor subsidiaries and eliminations. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Table Text Block Condensed consolidating balance sheet table Consdensed consolidating results of operations by debt-issuer, guarantor, non-guarantor subsidiaries and eliminations. Condensed Consolidating Results Of Operations Table Text Block Condensed consolidating results of operations table Consdensed consolidating cash flows by debt-issuer, guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. Condensed Consolidating Cash Flows Table Text Block Condensed consolidating cash flows table Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Table] Fair Value by Measurement Frequency [Axis] Fair Value, Measurement Frequency [Domain] Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis] Fair Value, Measurements, Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain] Level 1 [Member] Level 2 [Member] Level 3 [Member] This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure Fair value of cash equivalents This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents cash and equivalents whose use in whole or in part is restricted for the long-term, generally by contractual agreements or regulatory requirements. Restricted Cash Fair Value Disclosure Fair value of restricted cash Derivative Assets Fair value of interest rate swap agreements Derivative Assets, Total Fair value of derivative assets Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Total Assets Total assets at fair value Total assets at fair value Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure Fair value of total debt Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Total debt Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Total Carrying value of total debt Hedging Designation [Axis] Hedging Designation [Domain] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Derivative, by Nature [Axis] Derivative, Name [Domain] Interest rate swap entered into in September 2009 converting $200,000,000 fixed rate debt maturing in fiscal 2014 to floating rate debt. Interest Rate Swap2014 Member 2014 Swap [Member] Interest rate swap entered into in October 2009 converting $250,000,000 fixed rate debt maturing in fiscal 2013 to floating rate debt. Interest Rate Swap2013 Member 2013 Swap [Member] Derivatives, Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Other Assets [Member] Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) by Hedging Relationship [Axis] Hedging Relationship [Domain] Fair Value Hedging [Member] Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) by Income Statement Location [Axis] Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Location [Domain] Interest Expense [Member] Derivative, Notional Amount Notional amount of swap Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument, Fair Value Fair value of interest rate swap agreements Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset, Total Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net (Gain) loss on interest rate swap agreements (Gain) loss on interest rate swap agreements Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net, Total Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table] Short-term Debt, Type [Axis] Short-term Debt, Type [Domain] Sysco Corporation USD Uncommited Facility. U S D Uncommited Facility Member US Uncommitted Lines of Credit [Member] Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity Committed facility for unsecured borrowings, limit Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding Line of credit facility, outstanding borrowings Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Maturity date on long-term debt Maturity date of short-term bank borrowings Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate Interest rate on short-term bank borrowings Line of credit facility, expiration date Committed facility for unsecured borrowings, expiration date Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. These amounts are classified as long-term on the balance sheet, due to the long-term nature of the facility that provides the backing for the short-term debt. Short term borrowings classified as long term Outstanding commercial paper borrowings For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, the minimum amount borrowed at any time during the period. Shortterm debt minimum amount outstanding during period Short term bank borrowings and commercial paper borrowings, minimum amount during period Short-term Debt, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period Short term bank borrowings and commercial paper borrowings, maximum amount during period Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Axis] Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Domain] Pension Benefits [Member] Other Postretirement Plans [Member] Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost Service cost Service cost Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost Interest cost Interest cost Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets Expected return on plan assets Expected return on plan assets Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit) Amortization of prior service cost Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gains (Losses) Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Transition Obligations (Assets) Amortization of transition obligation Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost Net pension costs/ Net other postretirement benefit costs Net pension costs/ Net other postretirement benefit costs Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer Employer contributions The amount of contibutions made by the employer in the prior year that would normally have been made in the current fiscal year. Defined Benefit Plan Contibutions by Employer Made In Prior Fiscal Year Employer contributions made in prior year that would normally have been made in current fiscal year Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year Estimated contributions to defined benefit plans in current fiscal year Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, by Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Stock Options [Member] Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Share-based Payment Arrangements Dilutive effect of share-based awards Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Share-based Payment Arrangements, Total Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, Amount Number of anti-dilutive options Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period Equity instruments other than options vested, shares Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Equity instruments other than options vested, weighted average grant date fair value per share (in USD per share) Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Unrecognized Compensation Costs on Nonvested Awards Total unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based compensation arrangements Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Unrecognized Compensation Costs on Nonvested Awards, Weighted Average Period of Recognition Weighted average period of time for unrecognized compensation cost to be recognized (in years) Income Tax Examination [Table] Represents the effective date of Sysco's settlement with the taxing authority. May be stated in terms of fiscal quarter or actual date. Date Of Settlement Date of settlement Income Tax Examination, Year(s) under Examination Internal revenue service audit period Represents the period over which the payments will be made pursuant to Sysco's settlement with the taxing authority. Period Of Settlement Payments Period of years for tax settlement payments Reflects the year to date payments made according to Sysco's settlement with the taxing authority. Settlement Year To Date Payments Made IRS tax settlement payments made Reflects the payments that will be made in the current fiscal year according to Sysco's settlement with the taxing authority. Settlement Annual Payments Due In Current Year IRS tax settlement payments to be made in current fiscal year Unrecognized tax benefits Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued Liability recorded for interest and penalities related to unrecognized tax benefits Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued, Total Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations Effective income tax rate Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Total The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to the change in a foreign tax liability resulting from changes in exchange rates. Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Tax Liability Adjustment Increase (reduction) in income tax expense related to a foreign tax liability Increase (reduction) in income tax expense related to a foreign tax liability The gain or loss recorded in a period to adjust the carrying value of corporate-owned life insurance policies to their cash surrender values. Gain Loss Recorded On Adjustment Of Life Insurance Policies To Cash Surrender Value (Gain) loss recorded to adjust the carrying value of corporate-owned life insurance policies to their cash surrender values (Gain) loss recorded to adjust the carrying value of corporate-owned life insurance policies to their cash surrender values The portion of the difference between total income tax expense (benefit) as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to non-taxable impact of gains and losses recorded to adjust carrying value of corporate-owned life insurance policies to cash surrender value. Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Life Insurance Cash Surrender Value Adjustments (Reduction) increase in income tax expense related to the amount recorded to adjust the carrying value of corporate-owned life insurance policies to their cash surrender values Tax effect of adjustment recorded to adjust the carrying value of corporate-owned life insurance policies to their cash surrender values (Reduction) increase in income tax expense related to the amount recorded to adjust the carrying value of corporate-owned life insurance policies to their cash surrender values Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table] The maximum original length of the contingent consideration arrangements outstanding for all acquisitions. Aggregate Contingent Consideration Maximum Period Contingent consideration maximum number of years Aggregate of potential cash payments that could result from the contingent consideration arrangements outstanding for all acquisitions. This includes payments relating to older acquisitions that could result in the recording of goodwill as well as payments relating to newer acquistions that for which the fair value of the contingent consideration was recorded upon acquistion and remeasured for the duration of the arrangement. Aggregate Cash Contingent Consideration Outstanding Potential cash payout for contingent consideration arrangements Portion of the aggregate of potential cash payments that could result from contingent consideration arrangements outstanding for all acquisitions that would result in the recording of additional goodwill when paid. Aggregate Cash Contingent Consideration Outstanding That Could Result In Recording Of Additional Goodwill Amount of potential cash payout that would result in recording of additional goodwill Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss Represents the tax rate the IRS may impose for a nondeductible excise tax on the amount of the accumulated funding deficiency for those employers contributing to a multi-employer pension fund that fails to meet certain minimum funding requirements. Irs Excise Tax Rate Tax rate for potential IRS non-deductible excise tax Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value, Ending Balance Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value, Beginning Balance Loss contingency, recorded amount Significant Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed Minimum amount committed under significant purchase commitment Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] Statement, Business Segments [Axis] Segment [Domain] The Broadline reportable segment is an aggregation of the company's United States, Canadian and European Broadline segments, as well as its custom-cut meat operations. Aggregated Broadline Segment Member Broadline [Member] The SYGMA reportable segment consists of operating companies that distrube a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to certain chain restaurant customer locations. Sygma Segment Member Sygma Segment [Member] Intersegment Eliminations [Member] Total Segments [Member] Corporate [Member] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Notes issued in May 2002 and due in June 2012 issued by Sysco International, Co. (subsequently renamed Sysco International, ULC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sysco. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sysco Corporation. Senior Notes2012 Member Senior Notes, maturing in fiscal 2012 [Member] Debt Instrument, Face Amount Face value of debt instrument Face value of outstanding senior notes and debentures guaranteed by wholly-owned subsidiaries Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Interest rate on debt instrument Legal Entity [Axis] Entity [Domain] The registrant that controls, directly or indirectly, another entity (or entities) and has guaranteed the debt of a subsidiary. The usual condition for control is ownership of a majority (over 50%) of the outstanding voting stock. The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders or by court decree. Parent Guarantor Member Sysco [Member] Company which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by its parent and has issued debt that is guaranteed by the parent. The usual condition for control is ownership of a majority (over 50%) of the outstanding voting stock. The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders or by court decree. Debt Issuing Subsidiary Member Sysco International [Member] Equity Method Investments Investment in subsidiaries Intercompany payables and receivables between parent and subs that settle routinely in the normal course of business. Intercompany Payables Receivables Intercompany payables (receivables) Liabilities, Other than Long-term Debt, Noncurrent Other liabilities Liabilities, Other than Long-term Debt, Noncurrent, Total Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments Equity in earnings of subsidiaries Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Total Cash flows between company entities that eliminate upon consolidation. Intercompany activity Sysco International, ULC is an unlimited liability company organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sysco. In May 2002, Sysco International, Co. issued, in a private offering, $200.0 million of 6.10% notes due in 2012. These notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sysco. Parent Guarantee Member Parent Guarantee [Member] Derivative Instrument Risk [Axis] Derivative Contract Type [Domain] Interest rate swap agreements [Member] Sysco Corporation revolving credit facility supporting commercial paper program. Revolver Commercial Paper Member Commercial Paper Revolver [Member] Commercial Paper [Member] On June 30, 2011, a Canadian subsidiary of Sysco entered into a short-term demand loan facility for the purpose of facilitating a distribution from the Canadian subsidiary to Sysco, and Sysco concurrently entered into an agreement with the bank to guarantee the loan. Short Term Demand Loan Facility Member Short-term demand loan facility [Member] Sysco's company-sponsored qualified pension plan. Qualified Pension Plan Member Qualified pension plan [Member] Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member] Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Type and Plan Name [Axis] Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Award Type and Plan Name [Domain] Employees' Stock Purchase Plan Employees Stock Purchase Plan Member Employees' Stock Purchase Plan [Member] Loss Contingencies by Nature of Contingency [Axis] Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain] Multi-Employer Plan Withdrawal Liability [Member] Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Axis] Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Domain] Fuel Commitments [Member] Other [Member] Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] Eliminations [Member] The registrant that controls, directly or indirectly, another entity (or entities) and has issued debt that is guaranteed by some of the controlled entities. The usual condition for control is ownership of a majority (over 50%) of the outstanding voting stock. The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders or by court decree. Debt Issuing Parent Member Sysco-Debt Issuing Parent [Member] U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]