Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees - Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	$ 604,924	$ 468,881
Investing activities	(3,184,514)	(167,286)
Financing activities	(481,803)	(4,795,335)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(10,613)	(40,702)
Intercompany activity	0	0
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(3,072,008)	(4,534,442)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,919,300	5,130,044
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	847,292	595,602
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sysco
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	(86,739)	(576,817)
Investing activities	(54,886)	123,371
Financing activities	(355,064)	(4,871,105)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany activity	(2,767,982)	679,954
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(3,264,673)	(4,644,597)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,376,412	4,851,067
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	111,739	206,470
Reportable Legal Entities \| U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	3,074,384	427,995
Investing activities	(50,362)	(43,744)
Financing activities	(64,098)	(1,003)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany activity	(2,975,436)	(343,252)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(15,512)	39,996
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	34,072	26,380
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	18,560	66,376
Reportable Legal Entities \| Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Operating activities	(2,382,721)	617,703
Investing activities	(3,079,266)	(246,913)
Financing activities	(62,641)	76,773
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(10,613)	(40,702)
Intercompany activity	5,743,418	(336,702)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	208,177	70,159
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	508,816	252,597
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 716,993	$ 322,756

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Includes effect from exchange rate changes.

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of financing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit.

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities.

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