Severance and Facility Closure Costs (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 93	$ 121
Charges Incurred	98	47
OfficeMax Merger Additions	89
Cash Payments	(110)	(89)
Lease Accretion	8	12
Currency and Other Adjustments		2
Ending Balance	178	93
Termination benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	6	12
Charges Incurred	53	26
OfficeMax Merger Additions	4
Cash Payments	(31)	(33)
Currency and Other Adjustments		1
Ending Balance	32	6
Termination benefits | Merger-related accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges Incurred	29
Cash Payments	(6)
Ending Balance	23
Termination benefits | Other restructuring accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	6
Charges Incurred	23
Cash Payments	(24)
Ending Balance	5
Termination benefits | Acquired entity accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges Incurred	1
OfficeMax Merger Additions	4
Cash Payments	(1)
Ending Balance	4
Lease and contract obligations, accruals for facilities closures, and other costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	87	109
Charges Incurred	45	21
OfficeMax Merger Additions	85
Cash Payments	(79)	(56)
Lease Accretion	8	12
Currency and Other Adjustments		1
Ending Balance	146	87
Lease and contract obligations, accruals for facilities closures, and other costs | Merger-related accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges Incurred	42
OfficeMax Merger Additions	22
Cash Payments	(39)
Ending Balance	25
Lease and contract obligations, accruals for facilities closures, and other costs | Other restructuring accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	87
Charges Incurred	1
Cash Payments	(34)
Lease Accretion	8
Ending Balance	62
Lease and contract obligations, accruals for facilities closures, and other costs | Acquired entity accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges Incurred	2
OfficeMax Merger Additions	63
Cash Payments	(6)
Ending Balance	$ 59