Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (Tables) (Subsidiary Guarantee [Member])

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Oct. 01, 2011

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Jul. 02, 2011

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Condensed consolidating balance sheet table

	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	October 1, 2011
			U.S.			Other
			Broadline			Non-Guarantor					Consolidated
	Sysco		Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Totals
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	200,076	$	3,803,462		$	1,692,696	$	—		$	5,696,234
Investment in subsidiaries		14,459,412		—			—		(14,459,412	)		—
Plant and equipment, net		593,156		1,853,608			1,168,597		—			3,615,361
Other assets		389,985		518,715			1,226,568		—			2,135,268
Total assets	$	15,642,629	$	6,175,785		$	4,087,861	$	(14,459,412	)	$	11,446,863
Current liabilities	$	401,006	$	1,136,886		$	2,040,798	$	—		$	3,578,690
Intercompany payables (receivables)		7,896,806		(7,917,812	)		21,006		—			—
Long-term debt		2,335,586		26,517			22,883		—			2,384,986
Other liabilities		504,461		256,630			67,841		—			828,932
Shareholders' equity		4,504,770		12,673,564			1,935,333		(14,459,412	)		4,654,255
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	15,642,629	$	6,175,785		$	4,087,861	$	(14,459,412	)	$	11,446,863

	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	October 2, 2010
			U.S.			Other
			Broadline			Non-Guarantor						Consolidated
	Sysco		Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Totals
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	219,678	$	3,484,185		$	1,585,548		$	—		$	5,289,411
Investment in subsidiaries		15,670,458		—			—			(15,670,458	)		—
Plant and equipment, net		471,947		1,770,818			1,034,818			—			3,277,583
Other assets		386,531		499,472			1,202,413			—			2,088,416
Total assets	$	16,748,614	$	5,754,475		$	3,822,779		$	(15,670,458	)	$	10,655,410
Current liabilities	$	369,160	$	1,067,337		$	1,709,524		$	—		$	3,146,021
Intercompany payables (receivables)		9,832,833		(9,777,887	)		(54,946	)		—			—
Long-term debt		2,233,383		25,003			228,260			—			2,486,646
Other liabilities		513,242		436,419			92,087			—			1,041,748
Shareholders' equity		3,799,996		14,003,603			1,847,854			(15,670,458	)		3,980,995
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	16,748,614	$	5,754,475		$	3,822,779		$	(15,670,458	)	$	10,655,410

	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	July 2, 2011
			U.S.			Other
			Broadline			Non-Guarantor						Consolidated
	Sysco		Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Totals
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	354,450	$	3,476,921		$	1,901,511		$	—		$	5,732,882
Investment in subsidiaries		14,014,569		—			—			(14,014,569	)		—
Plant and equipment, net		569,567		1,794,473			1,148,349			—			3,512,389
Other assets		378,317		519,664			1,242,303			—			2,140,284
Total assets	$	15,316,903	$	5,791,058		$	4,292,163		$	(14,014,569	)	$	11,385,555
Current liabilities	$	430,300	$	840,586		$	2,304,189		$	—		$	3,575,075
Intercompany payables (receivables)		7,800,254		(7,701,021	)		(99,233	)		—			—
Long-term debt		2,227,483		26,542			25,492			—			2,279,517
Other liabilities		405,376		343,427			76,918			—			825,721
Shareholders' equity		4,453,490		12,281,524			1,984,797			(14,014,569	)		4,705,242
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	15,316,903	$	5,791,058		$	4,292,163		$	(14,014,569	)	$	11,385,555

Condensed consolidating results of operations table

	Condensed Consolidating Results of Operations
	For the 13-Week Period Ended October 1, 2011
				U.S.			Other
				Broadline			Non-Guarantor						Consolidated
	Sysco			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Totals
	(In thousands)
Sales	$	—		$	7,320,286		$	3,457,058		$	(190,954	)	$	10,586,390
Cost of sales		—			5,864,706			2,943,184			(169,100	)		8,638,790
Gross profit		—			1,455,580			513,874			(21,854	)		1,947,600
Operating expenses		116,963			898,031			445,120			(21,854	)		1,438,260
Operating income (loss)		(116,963	)		557,549			68,754			—			509,340
Interest expense (income)		96,278			(63,903	)		(2,901	)		—			29,474
Other expense (income), net		(1,315	)		(563	)		2,128			—			250
Earnings (losses) before income taxes		(211,926	)		622,015			69,527			—			479,616
Income tax (benefit) provision		(78,193	)		229,503			25,653			—			176,963
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		436,386			—			—			(436,386	)		—
Net earnings	$	302,653		$	392,512		$	43,874		$	(436,386	)	$	302,653

	Condensed Consolidating Results of Operations
	For the 13-Week Period Ended October 2, 2010
				U.S.			Other
				Broadline			Non-Guarantor						Consolidated
	Sysco			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Totals
	(In thousands)
Sales	$	—		$	6,786,631		$	3,111,064		$	(146,421	)	$	9,751,274
Cost of sales		—			5,389,704			2,640,189			(124,723	)		7,905,170
Gross profit		—			1,396,927			470,875			(21,698	)		1,846,104
Operating expenses		118,990			865,277			377,295			(21,698	)		1,339,864
Operating income (loss)		(118,990	)		531,650			93,580			—			506,240
Interest expense (income)		130,989			(99,533	)		(355	)		—			31,101
Other expense (income), net		(83	)		(478	)		(1,123	)		—			(1,684	)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes		(249,896	)		631,661			95,058			—			476,823
Income tax (benefit) provision		(93,159	)		235,475			35,438			—			177,754
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		455,806			—			—			(455,806	)		—
Net earnings	$	299,069		$	396,186		$	59,620		$	(455,806	)	$	299,069

Condensed consolidating cash flows table

	Condensed Consolidating Cash Flows
	For the 13-Week Period Ended October 1, 2011
				U.S.			Other
				Broadline			Non-Guarantor			Consolidated
	Sysco			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used for):
Operating activities	$	(74,065	)	$	327,491		$	1,917		$	255,343
Investing activities		(65,808	)		(113,342	)		(94,680	)		(273,830	)
Financing activities		(142,476	)		(136	)		(183,134	)		(325,746	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash		—			—			(11,431	)		(11,431	)
Intercompany activity		111,977			(217,673	)		105,696			—
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(170,372	)		(3,660	)		(181,632	)		(355,664	)
Cash at the beginning of the period		305,513			32,154			302,098			639,765
Cash at the end of the period	$	135,141		$	28,494		$	120,466		$	284,101

	Condensed Consolidating Cash Flows
	For the 13-Week Period Ended October 2, 2010
				U.S.			Other
				Broadline			Non-Guarantor			Consolidated
	Sysco			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used for):
Operating activities	$	(116,168	)	$	241,058		$	101,892		$	226,782
Investing activities		(59,502	)		(79,341	)		(8,587	)		(147,430	)
Financing activities		(222,242	)		(722	)		(1,139	)		(224,103	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash		—			—			7,682			7,682
Intercompany activity		195,160			(156,874	)		(38,286	)		—
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(202,752	)		4,121			61,562			(137,069	)
Cash at the beginning of the period		373,523			31,935			179,985			585,443
Cash at the end of the period	$	170,771		$	36,056		$	241,547		$	448,374