The discount to par at which a debt instrument was issued.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of the payment terms of the debt instrument (for example, whether periodic payments include principal and frequency of payments) and discussion about any contingencies associated with the payment.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2017	Dec. 16, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations			$ 1,800,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000
Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term facility, aggregate principal amount		$ 2,000,000,000
Term facility, balance amount			$ 0
2.875 % Senior Notes Due March 27, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, payment terms			Pay interest semi-annually on March 27 and September 27.
4.250% Senior Notes Due April 15, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, payment terms			Pay interest semi-annually on April 15 and October 15.
$4.750% Senior Notes Due April 15, 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, payment terms			Pay interest semi-annually on April 15 and October 15.
Tranche A-1 [Member] \| Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term facility, aggregate principal amount		$ 375,000,000
Debt instrument, term		3 years
Tranche A-2 [Member] \| Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term facility, aggregate principal amount		$ 1,310,000,000
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Tranche A-3 [Member] \| Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term facility, aggregate principal amount		$ 315,000,000
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,500,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 2.875 % Senior Notes Due March 27, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.875%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 27, 2020
Debt instrument issued at discount to par	99.689%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 4.250% Senior Notes Due April 15, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 15, 2024
Debt instrument issued at discount to par	99.522%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| $4.750% Senior Notes Due April 15, 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.75%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 15, 2027
Debt instrument issued at discount to par	99.894%