Merger, Acquisition and Disposition - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2013 Trade Accounts Receivable USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2013 Vendor and Other Receivables USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Office Depot De Mexico USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Office Depot De Mexico MXN	Feb. 25, 2011 Frans Svanstroms & Co AB USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2013 OfficeMax USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 OfficeMax USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 OfficeMax Pro Forma USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 OfficeMax Pro Forma USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Office Depot shares of common stock issued to former OfficeMax holders										240,000,000
Percentage of shares issued to acquire entity										45.00%
Common Stock Shares Outstanding		530,000,000								88,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01		$ 0.01							$ 2.50
Merger agreement, new shares of common stock issuable										2.69
Percentage of ownership in combined company by shareholders of the Company before the Merger		55.00%
Sales											$ 939
Net loss											(39)
Deferred gain on sale of investment in Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C.												138
Pension settlement charges recognized													56
Merger transaction cost	80											79
Expected uncollectible accounts										14
Receivables		521			343	178
Noncontrolling interest in joint venture	54									54
Percentage of equity method investment sold							50.00%	50.00%
Joint venture, Investment sale amount	675						680	8,777
Joint venture, gain on sale of investment							382
Cumulative translation losses released from Other comprehensive income	39
Goodwill	398	377	64	62					46
Definite-lived intangible assets									$ 20
Weighted average amortization period for the finite-lived intangible assets (in years)									6 years 10 months 24 days