Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2016	Apr. 23, 2016
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	Mar. 26, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus (Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		563,515,990