Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee (Results of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010
Sales	$ 10,586,390	$ 9,751,274
Cost of sales	8,638,790	7,905,170
Gross profit	1,947,600	1,846,104
Operating expenses	1,438,260	1,339,864
Operating income (loss)	509,340	506,240
Interest expense (income)	29,474	31,101
Other expense (income), net	250	(1,684)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	479,616	476,823
Income tax (benefit) provision	176,963	177,754
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Net earnings	302,653	299,069
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco [Member]
Sales	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Operating expenses	116,963	118,990
Operating income (loss)	(116,963)	(118,990)
Interest expense (income)	96,278	130,989
Other expense (income), net	(1,315)	(83)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(211,926)	(249,896)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(78,193)	(93,159)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	436,386	455,806
Net earnings	302,653	299,069
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco International [Member]
Sales	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Operating expenses	34	33
Operating income (loss)	(34)	(33)
Interest expense (income)	2,736	2,576
Other expense (income), net	0	0
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(2,770)	(2,609)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(1,022)	(973)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	26,335	15,474
Net earnings	24,587	13,838
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	10,586,390	9,751,274
Cost of sales	8,638,790	7,905,170
Gross profit	1,947,600	1,846,104
Operating expenses	1,321,263	1,220,841
Operating income (loss)	626,337	625,263
Interest expense (income)	(69,540)	(102,464)
Other expense (income), net	1,565	(1,601)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	694,312	729,328
Income tax (benefit) provision	256,178	271,886
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Net earnings	438,134	457,442
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Sales	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Operating expenses	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Interest expense (income)	0	0
Other expense (income), net	0	0
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	0	0
Income tax (benefit) provision	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(462,721)	(471,280)
Net earnings	$ (462,721)	$ (471,280)