Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee (Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Oct. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010
Current assets	$ 5,696,234	$ 5,732,882	$ 5,289,411
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	3,615,361	3,512,389	3,277,583
Other assets	2,135,268	2,140,284	2,088,416
Total assets	11,446,863	11,385,555	10,655,410
Current liabilities	3,578,690	3,575,075	3,146,021
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0	0
Long-term debt	2,384,986	2,279,517	2,486,646
Other liabilities	828,932	825,721	1,041,748
Total shareholders' equity	4,654,255	4,705,242	3,980,995
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	11,446,863	11,385,555	10,655,410
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco [Member]
Current assets	200,076	354,450	219,678
Investment in subsidiaries	14,459,412	14,014,569	15,670,458
Plant and equipment, net	593,156	569,567	471,947
Other assets	389,985	378,317	386,531
Total assets	15,642,629	15,316,903	16,748,614
Current liabilities	401,006	430,300	369,160
Intercompany payables (receivables)	7,896,806	7,800,254	9,832,833
Long-term debt	2,335,586	2,227,483	2,233,383
Other liabilities	504,461	405,376	513,242
Total shareholders' equity	4,504,770	4,453,490	3,799,996
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	15,642,629	15,316,903	16,748,614
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco International [Member]
Current assets	18	34	21
Investment in subsidiaries	385,449	371,866	493,563
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	224	329	543
Total assets	385,691	372,229	494,127
Current liabilities	204,083	201,016	4,165
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(4,891)	9,301	84,075
Long-term debt	0	0	199,897
Other liabilities	0	0	0
Total shareholders' equity	186,499	161,912	205,990
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	385,691	372,229	494,127
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets	5,496,140	5,378,398	5,069,712
Investment in subsidiaries	51,391	128,461	130,477
Plant and equipment, net	3,022,205	2,942,822	2,805,636
Other assets	1,745,059	1,761,638	1,701,342
Total assets	10,314,795	10,211,319	9,707,167
Current liabilities	2,973,601	2,943,759	2,772,696
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(7,891,915)	(7,809,555)	(9,916,908)
Long-term debt	49,400	52,034	53,366
Other liabilities	324,471	420,345	528,506
Total shareholders' equity	14,859,238	14,604,736	16,269,507
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	10,314,795	10,211,319	9,707,167
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current assets	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(14,896,252)	(14,514,896)	(16,294,498)
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Total assets	(14,896,252)	(14,514,896)	(16,294,498)
Current liabilities	0	0	0
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0	0
Total shareholders' equity	(14,896,252)	(14,514,896)	(16,294,498)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (14,896,252)	$ (14,514,896)	$ (16,294,498)