Reflects the sum of the gross carrying amounts of the various categories of loans made to individuals for personal needs, including mortgage, home equity, vehicles, credit card, installment, and lease financing.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(a),(b))

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Statement of Position (SOP)

-Number 01-6

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph e

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 9

-Section 03

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph a, b

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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Finance Receivables (Recorded Investment Of Retail Finance Receivables By Credit Quality Indicator) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 25, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 26, 2010
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	$ 6,038,447	$ 6,191,158	$ 6,392,496
Retail [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	5,321,403	5,377,161	5,674,836
Retail [Member] \| Prime [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	4,280,000
Retail [Member] \| Sub-Prime [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	$ 1,041,403