Share-Based Compensation (Non-Employee Director Awards) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2010	Jun. 27, 2009
Elected Shares [Member]
Equity instruments other than options vested, shares	27,979	23,111	21,966
Equity instruments other than options vested, weighted average grant date fair value per share (in USD per share)	$ 29.26	$ 24.42	$ 27.49
Matching percentage of shares received in the stock election	50.00%
Elected Shares [Member] \| 2009 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan [Member]
Maximum percentage of annual director fees that can be received in common stock	100.00%
Elected Shares [Member] \| Previous Non-Employee Director Stock Plans [Member]
Maximum percentage of annual director fees that can be received in common stock	50.00%
Director Restricted Award [Member]
Equity instruments other than options granted, shares	60,973	58,310	65,631
Equity instruments other than options granted, award vesting period	one-year period	three-year period	three-year period
Equity instruments other than options granted, weighted average grant date fair value per share	$ 28.87	$ 27.44	$ 24.99

Percentage of the shares elected to be received by a director instead of cash payment for annual fees that will be matched by Sysco.

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Maximum percentage of annual fees that can be elected by a director to be received in Sysco common stock instead of cash.

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Description of the period of time over which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, which may be expressed in a variety of ways (for example, in years, month and year).

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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The weighted average fair value as of grant date pertaining to an equity-based award plan other than a stock (or unit) option plan for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement.

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