Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, 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
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Net 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
Gross profit	787	[1]	633	[2]	546		660		607	[3]	663	[4]	572	[5]	694	[6]	2,626	2,536	2,705
Net income (loss)	(121)	[1],[7]	161	[2],[7]	(54)	[7]	(7)	[7]	(7)	[3]	(62)	[4]	(57)	[5]	49	[6]	(20)	(77)	96
Net income (loss) attributable to Office Depot, Inc.	(121)	[1],[7]	161	[2],[7]	(54)	[7]	(7)	[7]	(7)	[3]	(62)	[4]	(57)	[5]	49	[6]	(20)	(77)	96
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ (144)	[1],[7]	$ 133	[2],[7]	$ (64)	[7]	$ (17)	[7]	$ (17)	[3]	$ (70)	[4]	$ (64)	[5]	$ 41	[6]	$ (93)	$ (110)	$ 60
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$ (0.34)	[1],[8]	$ 0.42	[2],[8]	$ (0.23)	[8]	$ (0.06)	[8]	$ (0.06)	[3],[8]	$ (0.25)	[4],[8]	$ (0.23)	[5],[8]	$ 0.14	[6],[8]	$ (0.29)	$ (0.39)	$ 0.22
Diluted	$ (0.34)	[1],[8]	$ 0.41	[2],[8]	$ (0.23)	[8]	$ (0.06)	[8]	$ (0.06)	[3],[8]	$ (0.25)	[4],[8]	$ (0.23)	[5],[8]	$ 0.14	[6],[8]	$ (0.29)	$ (0.39)	$ 0.22

[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.

[7] In the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2013, captions include pre-tax Merger, restructuring, and other operating expenses amounting to $19 million, $26 million, $44 million and $111 million, respectively and asset impairments of $5 million, $4 million, $49 million and $12 million, respectively.

[8] Due to rounding, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts may not equal the reported earnings per share for the year.