Debt	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Debt [Abstract]
Debt	5. DEBT As of December 31, 2011, Sysco had uncommitted bank lines of credit which provided for unsecured borrowings for working capital of up to $95.0 million, of which $2.5 million was outstanding. On June 30, 2011, a Canadian subsidiary of Sysco entered into a short-term demand loan facility for the purpose of facilitating a distribution from the Canadian subsidiary to Sysco, and Sysco concurrently entered into an agreement with the bank to guarantee the loan. As of July 2, 2011, the amount outstanding under the facility was $182.0 million. The interest rate under the facility was 2.0% and payable on the due date. The loan was repaid in full on July 4, 2011. In December 2011, Sysco terminated its previously existing revolving credit facility that supported the company's U.S. and Canadian commercial paper programs. At the same time, Sysco and one of its subsidiaries, Sysco International, ULC, entered into a new $1,000.0 million credit facility supporting the company's U.S. and Canadian commercial paper programs. This facility provides for borrowings in both U.S. and Canadian dollars. Borrowings by Sysco International, ULC under the credit agreement are guaranteed by Sysco, and borrowings by Sysco and Sysco International, ULC under the credit agreement are guaranteed by all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sysco that are guarantors of the company's senior notes and debentures. The facility expires on December 29, 2016, but is subject to extension. As of December 31, 2011, commercial paper issuances outstanding were $375.0 million and were classified as long-term debt since the company's commercial paper programs are supported by the long-term revolving credit facility described above. During the 26-week period ended December 31, 2011, aggregate commercial paper issuances and short-term bank borrowings ranged from zero to approximately $481.4 million.

Debt

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

5. DEBT

As of December 31, 2011, Sysco had uncommitted bank lines of credit which provided for unsecured borrowings for working capital of up to $95.0 million, of which $2.5 million was outstanding.

On June 30, 2011, a Canadian subsidiary of Sysco entered into a short-term demand loan facility for the purpose of facilitating a distribution from the Canadian subsidiary to Sysco, and Sysco concurrently entered into an agreement with the bank to guarantee the loan. As of July 2, 2011, the amount outstanding under the facility was $182.0 million. The interest rate under the facility was 2.0% and payable on the due date. The loan was repaid in full on July 4, 2011.

In December 2011, Sysco terminated its previously existing revolving credit facility that supported the company's U.S. and Canadian commercial paper programs. At the same time, Sysco and one of its subsidiaries, Sysco International, ULC, entered into a new $1,000.0 million credit facility supporting the company's U.S. and Canadian commercial paper programs. This facility provides for borrowings in both U.S. and Canadian dollars. Borrowings by Sysco International, ULC under the credit agreement are guaranteed by Sysco, and borrowings by Sysco and Sysco International, ULC under the credit agreement are guaranteed by all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sysco that are guarantors of the company's senior notes and debentures. The facility expires on December 29, 2016, but is subject to extension.

As of December 31, 2011, commercial paper issuances outstanding were $375.0 million and were classified as long-term debt since the company's commercial paper programs are supported by the long-term revolving credit facility described above. During the 26-week period ended December 31, 2011, aggregate commercial paper issuances and short-term bank borrowings ranged from zero to approximately $481.4 million.