Supplemental Guarantor Information - Parent Guarantee (Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011
Sales	$ 10,504,746	$ 9,761,660	$ 31,335,557	$ 28,897,786
Cost of sales	8,633,130	7,929,111	25,670,691	23,457,466
Gross profit	1,871,616	1,832,549	5,664,866	5,440,320
Operating expenses	1,432,786	1,405,062	4,289,698	4,069,568
Operating income (loss)	438,830	427,487	1,375,168	1,370,752
Interest expense (income)	28,290	28,972	86,088	88,133
Other expense (income), net	(2,248)	(6,957)	(5,470)	(9,941)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	412,788	405,472	1,294,550	1,292,560
Income tax (benefit) provision	153,238	146,994	482,234	476,840
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	259,550	258,478	812,316	815,720
Other comprehensive income (loss)	36,942	57,361	(26,665)	150,191
Comprehensive income	296,492	315,839	785,651	965,911
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	124,546	148,165	377,069	410,290
Operating income (loss)	(124,546)	(148,165)	(377,069)	(410,290)
Interest expense (income)	103,060	95,879	296,323	357,735
Other expense (income), net	(1,502)	(3,106)	(5,014)	(3,198)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(226,104)	(240,938)	(668,378)	(764,827)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(83,960)	(87,357)	(248,978)	(282,151)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	401,694	412,059	1,231,716	1,298,396
Net earnings	259,550	258,478	812,316	815,720
Other comprehensive income (loss)	10,119	13,022	30,356	39,065
Comprehensive income	269,669	271,500	842,672	854,785
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	19	36	85	101
Operating income (loss)	(19)	(36)	(85)	(101)
Interest expense (income)	2,607	2,317	7,752	7,994
Other expense (income), net	(174)	0	(51)	0
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	(2,452)	(2,353)	(7,786)	(8,095)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(911)	(851)	(2,901)	(2,986)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	8,693	9,444	46,638	41,191
Net earnings	7,152	7,942	41,753	36,082
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	7,152	7,942	41,753	36,082
Parent Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	10,504,746	9,761,660	31,335,557	28,897,786
Cost of sales	8,633,130	7,929,111	25,670,691	23,457,466
Gross profit	1,871,616	1,832,549	5,664,866	5,440,320
Operating expenses	1,308,221	1,256,861	3,912,544	3,659,177
Operating income (loss)	563,395	575,688	1,752,322	1,781,143
Interest expense (income)	(77,377)	(69,224)	(217,987)	(277,596)
Other expense (income), net	(572)	(3,851)	(405)	(6,743)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	641,344	648,763	1,970,714	2,065,482
Income tax (benefit) provision	238,109	235,202	734,113	761,977
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	403,235	413,561	1,236,601	1,303,505
Other comprehensive income (loss)	26,823	44,339	(57,021)	111,126
Comprehensive income	430,058	457,900	1,179,580	1,414,631
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	(410,387)	(421,503)	(1,278,354)	(1,339,587)
Net earnings	(410,387)	(421,503)	(1,278,354)	(1,339,587)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	$ (410,387)	$ (421,503)	$ (1,278,354)	$ (1,339,587)