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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Sep. 27, 2014
Jun. 28, 2014
Mar. 29, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Sep. 28, 2013
Jun. 29, 2013
Mar. 30, 2013
Sep. 29, 2012
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Aug. 31, 2014
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]                          
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, property and equipment                   $ (16)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentPropertyPlantAndEquipment      
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, tax account adjustments                   1odp_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentIncomeTaxLiabilities      
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill 24us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillCurrent                 24us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillCurrent      
Impairment Loss                     44us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss    
Intangible asset impairment                   5us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived   14us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived  
Asset impairments 11us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 6us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 22us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 50us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 12us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 49us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 4us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 5us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 14us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 88us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 70us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 139us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges  
Customer Relationships                          
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]                          
Weighted average amortization period for the definite-lived intangible assets (in years)                   6 years      
Favorable Leases                          
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]                          
Weighted average amortization period for the definite-lived intangible assets (in years)                   15 years      
Customer Relationships and Trade Names                          
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]                          
Amortization of intangible assets                   18us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= odp_CustomerRelationshipsAndTradeNamesMember
4us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= odp_CustomerRelationshipsAndTradeNamesMember
5us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= odp_CustomerRelationshipsAndTradeNamesMember
 
Trade Names                          
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]                          
Asset impairments                   5us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ odp_IntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
     
Estimated useful life of intangible assets                   3 years      
Indefinite-lived intangible assets         6us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ odp_IntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
          6us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ odp_IntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
   
Weighted average amortization period for the definite-lived intangible assets (in years)                   1 year      
Grupo OfficeMax                          
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]                          
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill                         $ 24us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= odp_GrupoOfficeMaxMember