Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Summarizes By Geography, Net Sales

	2011		2010		2009
	(thousands)
Net sales
United States	$	5,671,738	$	5,770,036	$	5,952,714
Foreign		1,449,429		1,379,971		1,259,336
Total	$	7,121,167	$	7,150,007	$	7,212,050
Non-current assets
United States	$	1,992,674	$	1,924,982	$	1,909,754
Foreign		137,627		139,661		138,441
Total	$	2,130,301	$	2,064,643	$	2,048,195

Segment Sales To External Customers By Product Line

	2011		2010		2009
	(thousands)
Contract
Office supplies and paper	$	2,076,014	$	2,086,628	$	2,138,549
Technology products		1,142,196		1,185,462		1,173,956
Office furniture		405,867		362,154		344,180
Total	$	3,624,077	$	3,634,244	$	3,656,685
Retail
Office supplies and paper	$	1,489,800	$	1,468,646	$	1,446,934
Technology products		1,793,255		1,834,630		1,872,537
Office furniture		214,035		212,487		235,894
Total	$	3,497,090	$	3,515,763	$	3,555,365
Total OfficeMax
Office supplies and paper	$	3,565,814	$	3,555,274	$	3,585,483
Technology products		2,935,451		3,020,092		3,046,493
Office furniture		619,902		574,641		580,074
Total	$	7,121,167	$	7,150,007	$	7,212,050

Operations By Segment

	Sales		Segment income			Asset impairments			Other operating expenses, net			Operating income (loss)
	(thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2011
Contract	$	3,624,077	$	77,681		$	—		$	(13,984	)	$	63,697
Retail		3,497,090		75,293			(11,197	)		(5,858	)		58,238
Corporate and Other		—		(34,761	)		—			(688	)		(35,449	)
Total	$	7,121,167	$	118,213		$	(11,197	)	$	(20,530	)	$	86,486
Year ended December 25, 2010
Contract	$	3,634,244	$	94,342		$	—		$	(60	)	$	94,282
Retail		3,515,763		103,903			(10,979	)		(12,505	)		80,419
Corporate and Other		—		(37,723	)		—			9,488			(28,235	)
Total	$	7,150,007	$	160,522		$	(10,979	)	$	(3,077	)	$	146,466
Year ended December 26, 2009
Contract	$	3,656,685	$	58,022		$	—		$	(15,269	)	$	42,753
Retail		3,555,365		44,906			(17,612	)		(33,303	)		(6,009	)
Corporate and Other		—		(40,041	)		—			(691	)		(40,732	)
Total	$	7,212,050	$	62,887		$	(17,612	)	$	(49,263	)	$	(3,988	)

Other Selected Items By Segment

	Other selected items
	Depreciation and amortization		Capital expenditures		Assets
Year ended December 31, 2011
Contract	$	30,587	$	25,964	$	1,001,161
Retail		50,550		35,830		1,240,541
Corporate and Other		3,081		7,837		1,827,573
Total	$	84,218	$	69,632	$	4,069,275
Year ended December 25, 2010
Contract	$	51,630	$	61,165	$	1,039,800
Retail		49,283		32,346		1,209,635
Corporate and Other		23		—		1,829,494
Total	$	100,936	$	93,511	$	4,078,929
Year ended December 26, 2009
Contract	$	57,548	$	17,939	$	1,035,175
Retail		58,869		20,338		1,239,632
Corporate and Other		—		—		1,794,723
Total	$	116,417	$	38,277	$	4,069,530