Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2015	Oct. 24, 2015
Document Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SYSCO CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000096021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 26, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus (Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		564,515,133