Supplemental Guarantor Information - Subsidiary Guarantees - Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 01, 2017
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 14,411,490	$ 13,457,268	$ 29,061,914	$ 27,425,922	$ 55,371,139
Cost of sales	11,712,104	10,885,405	23,568,860	22,162,140	44,813,632
Gross profit	2,699,386	2,571,863	5,493,054	5,263,782	10,557,507
Operating expenses	2,167,104	2,079,446	4,337,680	4,204,532	8,504,336
Operating income	532,282	492,417	1,155,374	1,059,250	2,053,171
Interest expense (income)	85,986	72,231	166,870	145,854	302,878
Other expense (income), net	(5,432)	(2,320)	(9,680)	(9,536)	(15,937)
Earnings before income taxes	451,728	422,506	998,184	922,932	1,766,230
Income tax (benefit) provision	167,615	147,339	346,431	323,878	623,727
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	284,113	275,167	651,753	599,054	1,142,503
Other comprehensive income (loss)	26,551	(147,656)	146,709	(224,478)	95,381
Comprehensive income	310,664	127,511	798,462	374,576	1,237,884
Reportable Legal Entities | Sysco
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	198,800	239,292	396,664	457,195	931,498
Operating income	(198,800)	(239,292)	(396,664)	(457,195)	(931,498)
Interest expense (income)	108,768	100,947	207,764	191,105	405,030
Other expense (income), net	(5,030)	(5,295)	(8,645)	(20,186)	(23,740)
Earnings before income taxes	(302,538)	(334,944)	(595,783)	(628,114)	(1,312,788)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(120,313)	(116,996)	(216,273)	(220,420)	(463,598)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	466,338	493,115	1,031,263	1,006,748	1,991,693
Net earnings	284,113	275,167	651,753	599,054	1,142,503
Other comprehensive income (loss)	26,551	(147,656)	146,709	(224,478)	95,381
Comprehensive income	310,664	127,511	798,462	374,576	1,237,884
Reportable Legal Entities | Certain U.S. Broadline Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	8,754,170	8,268,127	17,775,826	16,974,279	34,325,884
Cost of sales	7,102,287	6,676,641	14,377,711	13,689,355	27,690,469
Gross profit	1,651,883	1,591,486	3,398,115	3,284,924	6,635,415
Operating expenses	994,646	956,196	2,002,006	1,939,269	3,907,829
Operating income	657,237	635,290	1,396,109	1,345,655	2,727,586
Interest expense (income)	(27,955)	(33,610)	(51,305)	(54,820)	(122,012)
Other expense (income), net	(1,137)	(729)	(1,559)	(969)	(1,116)
Earnings before income taxes	686,329	669,629	1,448,973	1,401,444	2,850,714
Income tax (benefit) provision	262,820	233,631	512,383	491,799	1,006,703
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	423,509	435,998	936,590	909,645	1,844,011
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	423,509	435,998	936,590	909,645	1,844,011
Intercompany interest income, net	28,000	33,600	51,300	54,800	135,900
Reportable Legal Entities | Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	6,169,238	7,167,072	12,289,551	12,874,491	22,862,131
Cost of sales	5,121,735	6,186,695	10,194,612	10,895,633	18,940,039
Gross profit	1,047,503	980,377	2,094,939	1,978,858	3,922,092
Operating expenses	973,658	883,958	1,939,010	1,808,068	3,665,009
Operating income	73,845	96,419	155,929	170,790	257,083
Interest expense (income)	5,173	4,894	10,411	9,569	19,860
Other expense (income), net	735	3,704	524	11,619	8,919
Earnings before income taxes	67,937	87,821	144,994	149,602	228,304
Income tax (benefit) provision	25,108	30,704	50,321	52,499	80,622
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	42,829	57,117	94,673	97,103	147,682
Other comprehensive income (loss)	19,254	(190,130)	140,583	(279,683)	(9,317)
Comprehensive income	62,083	(133,013)	235,256	(182,580)	138,365
Intercompany interest income, net	0	0	0	0	0
Eliminations
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Line Items]
Sales	(511,918)	(1,977,931)	(1,003,463)	(2,422,848)	(1,816,876)
Cost of sales	(511,918)	(1,977,931)	(1,003,463)	(2,422,848)	(1,816,876)
Gross profit	0	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	0	0	0	0	0
Interest expense (income)	0	0	0	0	0
Other expense (income), net	0	0	0	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	0	0	0	0	0
Income tax (benefit) provision	0	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(466,338)	(493,115)	(1,031,263)	(1,006,748)	(1,991,693)
Net earnings	(466,338)	(493,115)	(1,031,263)	(1,006,748)	(1,991,693)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(19,254)	190,130	(140,583)	279,683	9,317
Comprehensive income	$ (485,592)	$ (302,985)	$ (1,171,846)	$ (727,065)	$ (1,982,376)