Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary 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
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Sysco-Debt Issuing Parent [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
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets	3,660,988	3,476,921	3,248,279
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,895,977	1,794,473	1,784,365
Other assets	518,934	519,664	495,369
Total assets	6,075,899	5,791,058	5,528,013
Current liabilities	872,205	840,586	813,532
Intercompany payables (receivables)	(8,086,079)	(7,701,021)	(10,026,079)
Long-term debt	26,871	26,542	24,561
Other liabilities	275,475	343,427	336,429
Total shareholders' equity	12,987,427	12,281,524	14,379,570
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	6,075,899	5,791,058	5,528,013
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets	1,784,795	1,901,511	1,485,931
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Plant and equipment, net	1,192,943	1,148,349	1,045,654
Other assets	1,229,446	1,242,303	1,200,892
Total assets	4,207,184	4,292,163	3,732,477
Current liabilities	1,967,769	2,304,189	1,490,634
Intercompany payables (receivables)	101,549	(99,233)	(23,782)
Long-term debt	22,951	25,492	227,980
Other liabilities	75,285	76,918	110,235
Total shareholders' equity	2,039,630	1,984,797	1,927,410
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,207,184	4,292,163	3,732,477
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current assets	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(14,859,149)	(14,014,569)	(16,110,660)
Plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Total assets	(14,859,149)	(14,014,569)	(16,110,660)
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	(14,859,149)	(14,014,569)	(16,110,660)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (14,859,149)	$ (14,014,569)	$ (16,110,660)