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Timber Notes/Non-Recourse Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 05, 2013
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Timber Notes Non Recourse Debt Receivable And Payable [Line Items]      
Principal amount of credit-enhanced timber installment notes acquired $ 818us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesGrossContractualAmount    
Timber note receivables - interest rates 4.98%odp_TimberNotesReceivableInterestRate    
Cash transferred by Note issues as collateral to support issuance of Installment Notes 818odp_CashCollateralPledgedByNoteIssuers    
Timber notes receivable   926odp_TimberNotesReceivableNonCurrent 945odp_TimberNotesReceivableNonCurrent
Timber notes receivable - maturity year 2020    
Non-recourse debt   839us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt 859us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt
Deferred tax liability   251odp_TimberlandsAssetSaleDeferredTaxLiability  
Non Recourse Debt      
Timber Notes Non Recourse Debt Receivable And Payable [Line Items]      
Non-recourse debt acquired in a business combination $ 735odp_BusinessCombinationAcquiredNonRecourseDebtGrossContractualAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= odp_NonRecourseDebtMember		    
Interest rate on senior notes   5.42%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= odp_NonRecourseDebtMember		 5.42%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= odp_NonRecourseDebtMember
Long term debt, due date   2019 2019