Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 29, 2011
Document Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Sysco Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000096021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		586,032,473
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 01, 2011