Severance and Facility Closure Costs (Detail) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 207
Charges Incurred	112
Cash Payments	(85)
Ending Balance	234
Termination benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	65
Charges Incurred	37
Cash Payments	(32)
Currency, Lease Accretion and Other Adjustments	(4)
Ending Balance	66
Termination benefits | Merger-related accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	31
Charges Incurred	13
Cash Payments	(20)
Ending Balance	24
Termination benefits | Other restructuring accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	8
Charges Incurred	6
Cash Payments	(8)
Currency, Lease Accretion and Other Adjustments	(1)
Ending Balance	5
Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	142
Charges Incurred	75
Cash Payments	(53)
Currency, Lease Accretion and Other Adjustments	4
Ending Balance	168
Other Restructuring | Merger-related accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	71
Charges Incurred	34
Cash Payments	(36)
Ending Balance	69
Other Restructuring | Other restructuring accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	35
Charges Incurred	3
Cash Payments	(9)
Currency, Lease Accretion and Other Adjustments	3
Ending Balance	32
Other Restructuring | Acquired entity accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	36
Charges Incurred	1
Cash Payments	(7)
Ending Balance	30
Other Restructuring | Staples Acquisition related accruals
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges Incurred	35
Ending Balance	35
European restructuring plan | Termination benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	26
Charges Incurred	18
Cash Payments	(4)
Currency, Lease Accretion and Other Adjustments	(3)
Ending Balance	37
European restructuring plan | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges Incurred	2
Cash Payments	(1)
Currency, Lease Accretion and Other Adjustments	1
Ending Balance	$ 2