Error Corrections Consolidated Statement of Income Impact (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Continuing Operations
Net sales	$ 924	$ 935	$ 2,958	$ 2,975
Cost of sales	652	675	2,060	2,144
Selling, general and administrative expenses	205	202	642	646
Net charges for exit activities, asset and business dispositions	1	4	7	70
Impairment charges	1	0	1	14
Operating income	65	54	248	101
Interest expense	13	22	35	67
Interest income	(2)	(2)	(5)	(4)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	54	34	218	38
Income tax expense (benefit)	12	7	69	(4)
Income from continuing operations	42	27	149	42
Income (loss) from disc. operations, net of tax	4	28	13	(195)
Gain (loss) on sale of disc. operations, net of tax	47	(58)	49	402
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	51	(30)	62	207
Net income (loss)	93	(3)	211	249	848
Net income from non-controlling interest	0	0	0	3
Net income (loss) attributable to Hillshire Brands	93	(3)	211	246
Earnings per share-Basic
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.34	$ 0.23	$ 1.22	$ 0.36
Net income (loss)	$ 0.76	$ (0.02)	$ 1.72	$ 2.08
Earnings per share-Diluted
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.34	$ 0.23	$ 1.21	$ 0.36
Net income (loss)	$ 0.75	$ (0.02)	$ 1.72	$ 2.07
Scenario, Previously Reported
Continuing Operations
Net sales		1,899		5,923
Cost of sales		1,312		4,024
Selling, general and administrative expenses		458		1,410
Net charges for exit activities, asset and business dispositions		63		179
Impairment charges		0		32
Operating income		66		278
Interest expense		29		88
Interest income		(11)		(31)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		48		221
Income tax expense (benefit)		10		184
Income from continuing operations		38		37
Income (loss) from disc. operations, net of tax		20		(188)
Gain (loss) on sale of disc. operations, net of tax		(60)		403
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		(40)		215
Net income (loss)		(2)		252
Net income from non-controlling interest		0		3
Net income (loss) attributable to Hillshire Brands		(2)		249
Earnings per share-Basic
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$ 0.31		$ 0.31
Net income (loss)		$ (0.02)		$ 2.10
Earnings per share-Diluted
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$ 0.31		$ 0.31
Net income (loss)		$ (0.02)		$ 2.09
Restatement Adjustment
Continuing Operations
Net sales		(5)		(3)
Cost of sales		(3)		0
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3		0
Net charges for exit activities, asset and business dispositions		7		2
Impairment charges		0		0
Operating income		(12)		(5)
Interest expense		0		0
Interest income		0		0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		(12)		(5)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(9)		(3)
Income from continuing operations		(3)		(2)
Income (loss) from disc. operations, net of tax		0		0
Gain (loss) on sale of disc. operations, net of tax		2		(1)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		2		(1)
Net income (loss)		(1)		(3)
Net income from non-controlling interest		0		0
Net income (loss) attributable to Hillshire Brands		(1)		(3)
Earnings per share-Basic
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$ (0.03)		$ (0.01)
Net income (loss)		$ (0.01)		$ (0.02)
Earnings per share-Diluted
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$ (0.03)		$ (0.01)
Net income (loss)		$ (0.01)		$ (0.02)
Segment, Discontinued Operations
Continuing Operations
Net sales		(959)		(2,945)
Cost of sales		(634)		(1,880)
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(259)		(764)
Net charges for exit activities, asset and business dispositions		(66)		(111)
Impairment charges		0		(18)
Operating income		0		(172)
Interest expense		(7)		(21)
Interest income		9		27
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		(2)		(178)
Income tax expense (benefit)		6		(185)
Income from continuing operations		(8)		7
Income (loss) from disc. operations, net of tax		8		(7)
Gain (loss) on sale of disc. operations, net of tax		0		0
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		8		(7)
Net income (loss)		0		0
Net income from non-controlling interest		0		0
Net income (loss) attributable to Hillshire Brands		$ 0		$ 0
Earnings per share-Basic
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07
Net income (loss)		$ 0.00		$ 0.00
Earnings per share-Diluted
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07
Net income (loss)		$ 0.00		$ 0.00