Geographic Financial Information Relating To Business (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended														12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013		Sep. 28, 2013		Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012		Sep. 29, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Sales	$ 3,486	[1]	$ 2,619	[2]	$ 2,419	$ 2,718	$ 2,623	[3]	$ 2,693	[4]	$ 2,507	[5]	$ 2,873	[6]	$ 11,242	$ 10,696	$ 11,489
Property and Equipment	1,309						856								1,309	856	1,067
United States
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Sales															8,119	7,671	8,108
Property and Equipment	977						707								977	707	902
International
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Sales															3,123	3,025	3,381
Property and Equipment	$ 332						$ 149								$ 332	$ 149	$ 165

[1] Net income available to common stockholders includes (i) impact of the Merger of $939 million in Sales and $(39) million in Net income (loss); and (ii) preferred stock dividends of $23 million associated to redemption in November 2013.

[2] Net income available to common stockholders includes an after-tax gain of approximately $235 million resulting from the sale of Office Depot de Mexico and preferred stock dividends of $22 million associated to redemption in July 2013.

[3] Net income includes approximately $9 million pre-tax fixed asset impairment.

[4] Net income includes approximately $88 million pre-tax asset impairments.

[5] Net income includes approximately $24 million pre-tax fixed asset impairment.

[6] Net income includes approximately $68 million of pre-tax recovery of purchase price income from previous acquisition associated with pension plan and approximately $12 million pre-tax loss on extinguishment of debt.