Merger - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 05, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Mar. 29, 2014 Grupo Office Max	Nov. 05, 2013 OfficeMax
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
Merger agreement, new shares of common stock issuable						2.69
Consideration allocated on preliminary basis			$ 1,400,000,000
Pending sale of business, percentage					51.00%
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price					24,000,000
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, property and equipment	(16,000,000)
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, deferred tax liabilities	1,000,000
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, intangible assets	1,000,000
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, goodwill	$ (10,000,000)
Preferred stock redemption percentage		50.00%		50.00%