Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary 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
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Sysco-Debt Issuing Parent [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
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets	3,803,462	3,476,921	3,484,185
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,853,608	1,794,473	1,770,818
Other assets	518,715	519,664	499,472
Total assets	6,175,785	5,791,058	5,754,475
Current liabilities	1,136,886	840,586	1,067,337
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(7,917,812)	(7,701,021)	(9,777,887)
Long-term debt	26,517	26,542	25,003
Other liabilities	256,630	343,427	436,419
Total shareholders' equity	12,673,564	12,281,524	14,003,603
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	6,175,785	5,791,058	5,754,475
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets	1,692,696	1,901,511	1,585,548
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,168,597	1,148,349	1,034,818
Other assets	1,226,568	1,242,303	1,202,413
Total assets	4,087,861	4,292,163	3,822,779
Current liabilities	2,040,798	2,304,189	1,709,524
Intercompany payables (receivables)	21,006	(99,233)	(54,946)
Long-term debt	22,883	25,492	228,260
Other liabilities	67,841	76,918	92,087
Total shareholders' equity	1,935,333	1,984,797	1,847,854
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,087,861	4,292,163	3,822,779
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current assets	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(14,459,412)	(14,014,569)	(15,670,458)
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Total assets	(14,459,412)	(14,014,569)	(15,670,458)
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	(14,459,412)	(14,014,569)	(15,670,458)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (14,459,412)	$ (14,014,569)	$ (15,670,458)