Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2011

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Components Of Comprehensive Income

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 24, 2011			September 25, 2010		September 24, 2011			September 25, 2010
	(thousands)					(thousands)
Net income attributable to OfficeMax and noncontrolling interest	$	23,459		$	21,425	$	34,591		$	60,676
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(28,846	)		16,494		(8,911	)		10,117
Amortization of unrecognized retirement and benefit costs, net of tax		2,003			1,212		9,070			4,330
Unrealized hedge gain adjustment, net of tax		1,187			—		1,272			—
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to OfficeMax and noncontrolling interest		(2,197	)		39,131		36,022			75,123
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		(1,019	)		1,114		3,166			2,649
Comprehensive income (loss) available to OfficeMax	$	(1,178	)	$	38,017	$	32,856		$	72,474