Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee (Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Current assets	$ 5,648,050	$ 5,732,882	$ 4,866,882
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	3,736,137	3,512,389	3,370,553
Other assets	2,069,840	2,140,284	2,090,848
Total assets	11,454,027	11,385,555	10,328,283
Current liabilities	3,263,770	3,575,075	2,721,534
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0	0
Long-term debt	2,649,346	2,279,517	2,653,529
Other liabilities	853,296	825,721	958,729
Total shareholders' equity	4,687,615	4,705,242	3,994,491
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	11,454,027	11,385,555	10,328,283
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco [Member]
Current assets	202,267	354,450	132,672
Investment in subsidiaries	14,859,149	14,014,569	16,110,660
Plant and equipment, net	647,217	569,567	540,534
Other assets	321,460	378,317	394,587
Total assets	16,030,093	15,316,903	17,178,453
Current liabilities	423,796	430,300	417,368
Intercompany payables (receivables)	7,984,530	7,800,254	10,049,861
Long-term debt	2,599,524	2,227,483	2,400,988
Other liabilities	502,536	405,376	512,065
Total shareholders' equity	4,519,707	4,453,490	3,798,171
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	16,030,093	15,316,903	17,178,453
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco International [Member]
Current assets	8	34	7
Investment in subsidiaries	400,840	371,866	516,940
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	153	329	476
Total assets	401,001	372,229	517,423
Current liabilities	201,029	201,016	1,342
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(2,641)	9,301	89,776
Long-term debt	0	0	199,913
Other liabilities	0	0	0
Total shareholders' equity	202,613	161,912	226,392
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	401,001	372,229	517,423
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets	5,445,775	5,378,398	4,734,203
Investment in subsidiaries	34,271	128,461	125,075
Plant and equipment, net	3,088,920	2,942,822	2,830,019
Other assets	1,748,227	1,761,638	1,695,785
Total assets	10,317,193	10,211,319	9,385,082
Current liabilities	2,638,945	2,943,759	2,302,824
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(7,981,889)	(7,809,555)	(10,139,637)
Long-term debt	49,822	52,034	52,628
Other liabilities	350,760	420,345	446,664
Total shareholders' equity	15,259,555	14,604,736	16,722,603
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	10,317,193	10,211,319	9,385,082
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current assets	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(15,294,260)	(14,514,896)	(16,752,675)
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Total assets	(15,294,260)	(14,514,896)	(16,752,675)
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	(15,294,260)	(14,514,896)	(16,752,675)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (15,294,260)	$ (14,514,896)	$ (16,752,675)