Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (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
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Sysco-Debt Issuing Parent [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
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	7,056,282	6,446,806	14,376,568	13,233,437
Cost of sales	5,674,008	5,124,946	11,538,714	10,514,650
Gross profit	1,382,274	1,321,860	2,837,854	2,718,787
Operating expenses	872,619	832,111	1,770,650	1,697,388
Operating income (loss)	509,655	489,749	1,067,204	1,021,399
Interest expense (income)	(67,483)	(101,664)	(131,386)	(201,197)
Other expense (income), net	(701)	(444)	(1,264)	(922)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	577,839	591,857	1,199,854	1,223,518
Income tax (benefit) provision	218,177	219,462	447,680	454,937
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	359,662	372,395	752,174	768,581
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	3,393,450	3,090,406	6,850,508	6,201,470
Cost of sales	2,907,268	2,629,019	5,850,452	5,269,208
Gross profit	486,182	461,387	1,000,056	932,262
Operating expenses	433,279	370,976	878,399	748,271
Operating income (loss)	52,903	90,411	121,657	183,991
Interest expense (income)	(1,178)	(1,143)	(4,079)	(1,498)
Other expense (income), net	(574)	(847)	1,554	(1,970)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	54,655	92,401	124,182	187,459
Income tax (benefit) provision	20,681	34,265	46,334	69,703
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	33,974	58,136	77,848	117,756
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Sales	(205,311)	(152,360)	(396,265)	(298,781)
Cost of sales	(182,505)	(130,780)	(351,605)	(255,503)
Gross profit	(22,806)	(21,580)	(44,660)	(43,278)
Operating expenses	(22,806)	(21,580)	(44,660)	(43,278)
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	(393,636)	(430,531)	(830,022)	(886,337)
Net earnings	$ (393,636)	$ (430,531)	$ (830,022)	$ (886,337)