Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee (Results of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Sales	$ 10,244,421	$ 9,384,852	$ 20,830,811	$ 19,136,126
Cost of sales	8,398,771	7,623,185	17,037,561	15,528,355
Gross profit	1,845,650	1,761,667	3,793,250	3,607,771
Operating expenses	1,418,652	1,324,642	2,856,912	2,664,506
Operating income (loss)	426,998	437,025	936,338	943,265
Interest expense (income)	28,324	28,060	57,798	59,161
Other expense (income), net	(3,472)	(1,300)	(3,222)	(2,984)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	402,146	410,265	881,762	887,088
Income tax (benefit) provision	152,033	152,092	328,996	329,846
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	250,113	258,173	552,766	557,242
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco [Member]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	135,560	143,135	252,523	262,125
Operating income (loss)	(135,560)	(143,135)	(252,523)	(262,125)
Interest expense (income)	96,985	130,867	193,263	261,856
Other expense (income), net	(2,197)	(9)	(3,512)	(92)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(230,348)	(273,993)	(442,274)	(523,889)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(86,825)	(101,635)	(165,018)	(194,794)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	393,636	430,531	830,022	886,337
Net earnings	250,113	258,173	552,766	557,242
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Sysco International [Member]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	32	32	66	65
Operating income (loss)	(32)	(32)	(66)	(65)
Interest expense (income)	2,409	3,101	5,145	5,677
Other expense (income), net	123	0	123	0
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(2,564)	(3,133)	(5,334)	(5,742)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(968)	(1,162)	(1,990)	(2,135)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	11,610	16,273	37,945	31,747
Net earnings	10,014	14,302	34,601	28,140
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	10,244,421	9,384,852	20,830,811	19,136,126
Cost of sales	8,398,771	7,623,185	17,037,561	15,528,355
Gross profit	1,845,650	1,761,667	3,793,250	3,607,771
Operating expenses	1,283,060	1,181,475	2,604,323	2,402,316
Operating income (loss)	562,590	580,192	1,188,927	1,205,455
Interest expense (income)	(71,070)	(105,908)	(140,610)	(208,372)
Other expense (income), net	(1,398)	(1,291)	167	(2,892)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	635,058	687,391	1,329,370	1,416,719
Income tax (benefit) provision	239,826	254,889	496,004	526,775
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	395,232	432,502	833,366	889,944
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	0	0	0	0
Other expense (income), net	0	0	0	0
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Income tax (benefit) provision	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(405,246)	(446,804)	(867,967)	(918,084)
Net earnings	$ (405,246)	$ (446,804)	$ (867,967)	$ (918,084)