Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees (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
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	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
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	7,161,585	6,740,097	21,538,153	19,973,534
Cost of sales	5,771,040	5,367,078	17,309,754	15,881,728
Gross profit	1,390,545	1,373,019	4,228,399	4,091,806
Operating expenses	866,651	885,536	2,637,301	2,582,924
Operating income (loss)	523,894	487,483	1,591,098	1,508,882
Interest expense (income)	(73,511)	(65,674)	(204,897)	(266,871)
Other expense (income), net	(162)	(2,191)	(1,426)	(3,113)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	597,567	555,348	1,797,421	1,778,866
Income tax (benefit) provision	221,879	201,305	669,559	656,242
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	375,688	354,043	1,127,862	1,122,624
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	375,688	354,043	1,127,862	1,122,624
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	3,556,677	3,204,336	10,407,185	9,405,806
Cost of sales	3,053,131	2,721,761	8,903,583	7,990,969
Gross profit	503,546	482,575	1,503,602	1,414,837
Operating expenses	464,064	394,406	1,342,463	1,142,677
Operating income (loss)	39,482	88,169	161,139	272,160
Interest expense (income)	(1,259)	(1,233)	(5,338)	(2,731)
Other expense (income), net	(584)	(1,660)	970	(3,630)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	41,325	91,062	165,507	278,521
Income tax (benefit) provision	15,319	33,046	61,653	102,749
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	26,006	58,016	103,854	175,772
Other comprehensive income (loss)	26,823	44,339	(57,021)	111,126
Comprehensive income	52,829	102,355	46,833	286,898
Subsidiary Guarantee [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Sales	(213,516)	(182,773)	(609,781)	(481,554)
Cost of sales	(191,041)	(159,728)	(542,646)	(415,231)
Gross profit	(22,475)	(23,045)	(67,135)	(66,323)
Operating expenses	(22,475)	(23,045)	(67,135)	(66,323)
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	(401,694)	(412,059)	(1,231,716)	(1,298,396)
Net earnings	(401,694)	(412,059)	(1,231,716)	(1,298,396)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	$ (401,694)	$ (412,059)	$ (1,231,716)	$ (1,298,396)