Investment In Unconsolidated Joint Venture (Schedule Of Information From Balance Sheets And Statements Of Earnings) (Details) (Office Depot De Mexico [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 26, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Office Depot De Mexico [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 336,265	$ 333,581	$ 301,789
Non-current assets	310,980	300,915	310,228
Current liabilities	206,220	190,900	191,008
Non-current liabilities	3,296	2,936	2,926
Sales	284,652	271,839
Gross profit	82,504	77,813
Net income	$ 16,572	$ 17,408