Operations By Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended													12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012		Sep. 29, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 24, 2011	Jun. 25, 2011		Mar. 26, 2011	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,700,500	[1]	$ 1,744,600	[2]	$ 1,602,400	$ 1,872,900	[3]	$ 1,835,800	[4]	$ 1,774,800	$ 1,647,600	[5]	$ 1,863,000	$ 6,920,384	$ 7,121,167	$ 7,150,007
Segment income (loss)														139,212	118,213	160,522
Asset impairments														(11,376)	(11,197)	(10,979)
Other operating expense														(103,558)	(20,530)	(3,077)
Operating income (loss)	(50,100)	[1]	33,500	[2]	23,100	17,800	[3]	12,600	[4]	41,300	4,000	[5]	28,600	24,278	86,486	146,466
Contract
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales														3,605,760	3,624,077	3,634,244
Segment income (loss)														102,403	77,681	94,342
Other operating expense														(28,436)	(13,984)	(60)
Operating income (loss)														73,967	63,697	94,282
Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales														3,314,624	3,497,090	3,515,763
Segment income (loss)														69,867	75,293	103,903
Asset impairments														(11,376)	(11,197)	(10,979)
Other operating expense														(41,430)	(5,858)	(12,505)
Operating income (loss)														17,061	58,238	80,419
Corporate And Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment income (loss)														(33,058)	(34,761)	(37,723)
Other operating expense														(33,692)	(688)	9,488
Operating income (loss)														$ (66,750)	$ (35,449)	$ (28,235)

[1] Includes a $56.4 million pre-tax charge for acceleration of pension expense related to participant settlements, $14.1 million pre-tax charge related to retail store closures, $6.2 million of pre-tax charges related to severance and other costs associated with restructuring, and a $1.6 million non-cash pre-tax charge to impair fixed assets associated with our Retail stores, primarily in Mexico.

[2] Includes a $670.8 million pre-tax gain related to an agreement that legally extinguished our non-recourse debt guaranteed by Lehman and a $9.8 million non-cash pre-tax charge to impair fixed assets associated with our retail stores in the U.S.

[3] Includes a $25.3 million pre-tax charge related to retail store closures in the U.S.

[4] Includes an $11.2 million non-cash pre-tax charge to impair fixed assets associated with our Retail stores in the U.S. and $6.6 million of pre-tax charges for severance.

[5] Includes a $5.6 million pre-tax charge related to retail store closures in the U.S., and $8.3 million of pre-tax charges for severance.