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COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Defined benefit plans funded status table | The caption “U.S. Pension Benefits” in the tables below includes both the Retirement Plan and the SERP.
| U.S. Pension Benefits |  | International Pension Benefits
| Jul. 1, 2017 |  | Jul. 2, 2016 |  | Jul. 1, 2017
| (In thousands)
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 4,284,776 |  |  | $ | 3,679,127 |  |  | $ | 400,028 |
Service cost | 14,287 |  |  | 11,815 |  |  | 2,880 |
Interest cost | 171,282 |  |  | 174,602 |  |  | 9,951 |
Amendments | 925 |  |  | — |  |  | (110 | )
Curtailments | — |  |  | — |  |  | (611 | )
Actuarial (gain) loss, net | (86,680 | ) |  | 517,070 |  |  | 26,528 |
Total disbursements (1) | (160,359 | ) |  | (97,838 | ) |  | (13,879 | )
Exchange rate changes | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4,052 | )
Benefit obligation at end of year | 4,224,231 |  |  | 4,284,776 |  |  | 420,735 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | 3,115,040 |  |  | 3,003,128 |  |  | 271,821 |
Actual return on plan assets | 333,890 |  |  | 52,268 |  |  | 1,938 |
Employer contribution (1) | 53,091 |  |  | 157,482 |  |  | 4,530 |
Total disbursements (1) | (160,359 | ) |  | (97,838 | ) |  | (13,879 | )
Exchange rate changes | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,037 | )
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 3,341,662 |  |  | 3,115,040 |  |  | 259,373 |
Funded status at end of year | $ | (882,569 | ) |  | $ | (1,169,736 | ) |  | $ | (161,362 | )
Defined benefit plans amounts recognized in balance sheet table | The amounts recognized on Sysco’s consolidated balance sheets related to its company-sponsored defined benefit plans are as follows:
| U.S. Pension Benefits |  | International Pension Benefits
| Jul. 1, 2017 |  | Jul. 2, 2016 |  | Jul. 1, 2017
| (In thousands)
Current accrued benefit liability (Accrued expenses) | $ | (30,538 | ) |  | $ | (29,480 | ) |  | $ | (1,477 | )
Non-current accrued benefit liability (Other long-term liabilities) | (852,031 | ) |  | (1,140,256 | ) |  | (159,886 | )
Net amount recognized | $ | (882,569 | ) |  | $ | (1,169,736 | ) |  | $ | (161,363 | )
Defined benefit plans amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) table | Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) as of July 1, 2017 consists of the following amounts that had not, as of that date, been recognized in net benefit cost:
| U.S. Pension Benefits |  | International Pension Benefits |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Prior service cost | $ | 28,630 |  |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 28,744 |
Actuarial losses (gains) | 1,521,174 |  |  | (35,935 | ) |  | 1,485,239 |
Total | $ | 1,549,804 |  |  | $ | (35,821 | ) |  | $ | 1,513,983 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) as of July 2, 2016 consists of the following amounts that had not, as of that date, been recognized in net benefit cost:
| U.S. Pension Benefits
| (In thousands)
Prior service cost | $ | 38,907 |
Actuarial losses (gains) | 1,760,556 |
Total | $ | 1,799,463 |
Defined benefit plans with accumulated/aggregate benefit obligation in excess of fair value of plan assets table | Information for plans with accumulated benefit obligation/aggregate benefit obligation in excess of fair value of plan assets is as follows:
| U.S. Pension Benefits (1) |  | International Pension Benefits
| Jul. 1, 2017 |  | Jul. 2, 2016 |  | Jul. 1, 2017
| (In thousands)
Accumulated benefit obligation/aggregate benefit obligation | $ | 4,213,318 |  |  | $ | 4,272,547 |  |  | $ | 413,552 |
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 3,341,662 |  |  | 3,115,040 |  |  | 259,373 |
(1) | Information under Pension Benefits as of July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016 includes both the Retirement Plan and the SERP.
Defined benefit plans components of net benefit cost table | The components of net company-sponsored pension costs for each fiscal year are as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| U.S. Pension Benefits |  | International Pension Benefits |  | U.S. Pension Benefits |  | U.S. Pension Benefits
| (In thousands)
Service cost | $ | 14,287 |  |  | $ | 2,880 |  |  | $ | 11,815 |  |  | $ | 11,263 |
Interest cost | 171,282 |  |  | 9,951 |  |  | 174,602 |  |  | 171,120 |
Expected return on plan assets | (222,699 | ) |  | (10,033 | ) |  | (216,888 | ) |  | (228,624 | )
Amortization of prior service cost | 11,202 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 11,201 |  |  | 11,111 |
Amortization of actuarial loss | 41,511 |  |  | (38 | ) |  | 22,186 |  |  | 19,871 |
Curtailment loss | — |  |  | (611 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension (benefits) costs | $ | 15,583 |  |  | $ | 2,148 |  |  | $ | 2,916 |  |  | $ | (15,259 | )
Defined benefit plans other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income table | Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) related to company-sponsored pension plans for each fiscal year are as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| U.S. Pension Benefits |  | International Pension Benefits |  | U.S. Pension Benefits |  | U.S. Pension Benefits
| (In thousands)
Amortization of prior service cost | $ | 11,202 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 11,202 |  |  | $ | 11,111 |
Amortization of actuarial loss | 41,511 |  |  | (38 | ) |  | 22,186 |  |  | 19,871 |
Prior service cost arising in current year | (925 | ) |  | 110 |  |  | — |  |  | (914 | )
Effect of exchange rates on amounts in AOCI | — |  |  | (1,269 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Actuarial (loss) gain arising in current year | 197,871 |  |  | (34,623 | ) |  | (681,691 | ) |  | (62,270 | )
Net pension costs | $ | 249,659 |  |  | $ | (35,821 | ) |  | $ | (648,303 | ) |  | $ | (32,202 | )
Defined benefit plans amounts included accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) that are expected to be recognized in net company-sponsored benefit cost in next fiscal year table | Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) as of July 1, 2017 that are expected to be recognized as components of net company-sponsored benefit cost during fiscal 2018 are:
| U.S. Pension Benefits |  | International Pension Benefits |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Amortization of prior service cost | $ | 9,460 |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | 9,450 |
Amortization of actuarial losses (gains) | 35,696 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 35,698 |
Total | $ | 45,156 |  |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 45,148 |
Defined benefit plans estimated future benefit payments table | Estimated future benefit payments for vested participants, based on actuarial assumptions, are as follows:
| U.S. Pension Benefits |  | International Pension Benefits
| (In thousands)
2018 | $ | 127,700 |  |  | $ | 9,169 |
2019 | 137,971 |  |  | 10,374 |
2020 | 147,995 |  |  | 11,045 |
2021 | 159,056 |  |  | 12,671 |
2022 | 170,078 |  |  | 12,965 |
Subsequent five years | 1,005,292 |  |  | 84,500 |
Defined benefit plans weighted average assumptions used in calculating net periodic benefit costs table | Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of year-end were:
| Jul. 1, 2017 |  | Jul. 2, 2016
Discount rate — U.S. Retirement Plan | 4.19 | % |  | 4.07 | %
Discount rate — SERP | 4.08 |  |  | 3.91 |
Discount rate — U.K. Retirement Plan | 2.60 |  |  | N/A |
Rate of compensation increase — U.S. Retirement Plan | 2.62 |  |  | 2.62 |
Rate of compensation increase — U.K. Retirement Plan | N/A |  |  | N/A |
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net company-sponsored pension costs for each fiscal year were:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Discount rate — U.S. Retirement Plan | 4.07 | % |  | 4.84 | % |  | 4.74 | %
Discount rate — SERP | 3.91 |  |  | 4.63 |  |  | 4.59 |
Discount rate — U.K. Retirement Plan | 2.80 |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
Expected rate of return — U.S. Retirement Plan | 7.25 |  |  | 7.25 |  |  | 7.75 |
Expected rate of return — U.K. Retirement Plan | 4.15 |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
Rate of compensation increase — U.S. Retirement Plan | 2.62 |  |  | 3.89 |  |  | 3.89 |
Rate of compensation increase — U.K. Retirement Plan | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined benefit plans fair value of plans assets by major category table | The following table presents the fair value of the U.S. Retirement Plan’s assets by major asset category as of July 1, 2017:
| Assets Measured at Fair Value as of Jul. 1, 2017
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Measured at NAV (4) |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,989 |  |  | $ | 37,346 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40,335 |
U.S. equity (1) | 331,946 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 577,626 |  |  | 909,572 |
International equity (1) | 185,502 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 537,317 |  |  | 722,819 |
Long duration fixed income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | — |  |  | 628,033 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 628,033 |
U.S. government and agency securities | — |  |  | 250,940 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 250,940 |
Other (2) | — |  |  | 6,220 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,220 |
High yield and emerging markets fixed income (3) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 226,358 |  |  | 226,358 |
Alternative investment funds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hedge fund of funds (5) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 336,812 |  |  | 336,812 |
Real estate funds (6) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 145,208 |  |  | 145,208 |
Private equity funds (7) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75,365 |  |  | 75,365 |
Total investments at fair value | $ | 520,437 |  |  | $ | 922,539 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,898,686 |  |  | $ | 3,341,662 |
(1) | Include direct investments in equity securities and within investment funds for which fair value is measured at NAV. There are no unfunded commitments as of July 1, 2017, and there were no redemption restrictions as of July 1, 2017. Investments in the funds may be redeemed once per day.
(2) | Include foreign government and state and municipal debt securities.
(3) | There was no unfunded commitments as of July 1, 2017, and there were no redemption restrictions as of July 1, 2017. The investment may be redeemed once per day. The daily maximum withdrawal limitation is the greater of $2.0 million or 5% of the asset value.
(4) | Include certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(5) | There was no unfunded commitments as of July 1, 2017, and there were no redemption restrictions as of July 1, 2017. The investment may be redeemed once per quarter.
(6) | For investments in the funds listed in this category, total unfunded commitment as of July 1, 2017 was $10.0 million. Approximately 15% of the investments cannot be redeemed but the fund will make distributions through liquidation. The estimate of the liquidation period for these funds varies from 2020 to 2021. The remaining investments may be redeemed once per day or once per quarter.
(7) | Total unfunded commitment as of July 1, 2017 was $30.7 million. The investments cannot be redeemed but the fund will make distributions through liquidation. The estimate of the liquidation period varies for each fund from 2017 to 2031.
The following table presents the fair value of the U.K. Retirement Plan’s assets by major asset category as of July 1, 2017:
| Assets Measured at Fair Value as of Jul. 1, 2017
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Measured at NAV (3) |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Liability hedging assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 26,992 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26,992 |
U.K. government securities | — |  |  | 9,327 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,327 |
Derivatives, net (1) | — |  |  | 20,900 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20,900 |
Pooled funds | — |  |  | 10,296 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,296 |
Investment funds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common contractual fund (2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 191,508 |  |  | 191,508 |
Total investments at fair value | $ | 26,992 |  |  | $ | 40,523 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 191,508 |  |  | $ | 259,023 |
(1) | Include interest rate swaps and zero coupon swaps. The fair value of asset positions totaled $47.4 million; the fair value of liability positions totaled $26.5 million.
(2) | There were $9.3 million of unfunded commitments as of July 1, 2017, and there were no redemption restrictions as of July 1, 2017. The investment may be redeemed once per week.
(3) | Include certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet
The following table presents the fair value of the U.S. Retirement Plan’s assets by major asset category as of July 2, 2016:
| Assets Measured at Fair Value as of Jul. 2, 2016
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Measured at NAV (4) |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 103,974 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 103,974 |
U.S. equity (1) | 451,826 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 270,501 |  |  | 722,327 |
International equity (1) | 174,936 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 547,719 |  |  | 722,655 |
Long duration fixed income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | — |  |  | 631,927 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 631,927 |
U.S. government and agency securities | — |  |  | 179,974 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 179,974 |
Other (2) | — |  |  | 4,246 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,246 |
High yield and emerging markets fixed income (3) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 214,735 |  |  | 214,735 |
Alternative investment funds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hedge fund of funds (5) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 309,208 |  |  | 309,208 |
Real estate funds (6) | 793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 162,108 |  |  | 162,901 |
Private equity funds (7) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 63,093 |  |  | 63,093 |
Total investments at fair value | $ | 731,529 |  |  | $ | 816,147 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,567,364 |  |  | $ | 3,115,040 |
(1) | Include direct investments in equity securities and within investment funds for which fair value is measured at NAV. There were no unfunded commitments as of July 2, 2016, and there were no redemption restrictions as of July 2, 2016.
(2) | Include credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and futures. The fair value of asset positions totaled $0.3 million; the fair value of liability positions totaled $0.3 million.
(3) | There was no unfunded commitments as of July 2, 2016, and there were no redemption restrictions as of July 2, 2016. The investment may be redeemed once per day. The daily maximum withdrawal limitation is the greater of $2.0 million or 5% of the asset value.
(4) | Include certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(5) | There was no unfunded commitments as of July 2, 2016, and there were no redemption restrictions as of July 2, 2016. The investment may be redeemed once per quarter.
(6) | For investments in the funds listed in this category, total unfunded commitment as of July 2, 2016 was $10 million. Approximately 20% of the investments cannot be redeemed but the fund will make distributions through liquidation. The estimate of the liquidation period for these funds varies from 2020 to 2021. The remaining investments may be redeemed once per day or once per quarter.
(7) | Total unfunded commitments as of July 2, 2016 was $39.0 million. The investments cannot be redeemed but the fund will make distributions through liquidation. The estimate of the liquidation period varies for each fund from 2017 to 2031.
US and International Plans |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined benefit plans target and actual asset allocation table | The U.S. Retirement Plan’s target and actual investment allocation as of July 1, 2017 is as follows:
| U.S. Retirement Plan
| Target Asset Allocation |  | Actual Asset Allocation
U.S. equity | 24 | % |  | 27 | %
International equity | 24 |  |  | 22 |
Long duration fixed income | 27 |  |  | 26 |
High yield & emerging markets | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Alternative investments | 18 |  |  | 18 |
|  |  | 100 | %
International Plan |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Defined benefit plans target and actual asset allocation table | The company’s target and actual investment allocation as of July 1, 2017 is as follows:
| International Retirement Plan
| Target Asset Allocation |  | Actual Asset Allocation
Common contractual fund | 75 | % |  | 74 | %
Liability hedging assets | 25 |  |  | 26 |
|  |  | 100 | %

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