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Acquisition and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Aug. 31, 2014
Dec. 27, 2014
Feb. 04, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Other acquisition, purchase consideration $ 10us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1      
Long lived assets held for sale $ 34us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets   $ 31us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets  
Grupo OfficeMax        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership before transaction   51.00%us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipBeforeTransaction
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Staples, Inc.        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Common stock issued in cash       $ 7.25us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
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Business acquisition common stock exchange ratio       0.2188odp_BusinessAcquisitionCommonSharesExchangeRatio
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