Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax expense reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the Consolidated Statement of Operations	$ (39)
Valuation allowances, tax benefit	8	(9)	(8)
Share based compensation expense including tax benefit value	5
Stock options exercised including income tax benefits	3
Capital loss carryforwards, tax-effected	15
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	472
Cumulative loss position, period			36 months
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	15	5	7	111
Net uncertain tax positions, if recognized affect effective tax rate	9
Unrecognized Tax Benefits results from positions if sustained offset by change in valuation allowance	6
Unrecognized tax benefits ,interest and penalty expenses	1	2
Unrecognized tax ,interest benefit			30
Unrecognized tax, penalty benefit			9
Unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest and penalties	10
Proceeds from income tax refunds	14
Office Depot De Mexico
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Mexican income taxes	117
U.S. income tax expense	23
Total estimated income tax expense	140
Income tax expense reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the Consolidated Statement of Operations	5
Foreign
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowances, tax benefit	10		10
Operating Loss Carry forwards	858.0
Operating loss carryforwards indefinitely	666
Foreign | Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates	2015
Foreign | Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates	2033
Foreign | Expire In Twenty Fourteen
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carry forwards	11.0
State
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carry forwards	1.6
State | Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates	2015
State | Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates	2033
State | Expire In Twenty Fourteen
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carry forwards	34.0
U.S. Federal
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Alternate minimum tax credit carryforwards	107
U.S. Federal Foreign
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	114
U.S. Federal Foreign | Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year	2015
U.S. Federal Foreign | Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year	2023
State and Foreign
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 13
State and Foreign | Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year	2023
State and Foreign | Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year	2027