Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2015	[1]	Sep. 26, 2015	[1]	Jun. 27, 2015	[1]	Mar. 28, 2015	[1]	Dec. 27, 2014	[1]	Sep. 27, 2014	[1]	Jun. 28, 2014	[1]	Mar. 29, 2014	[1]	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,477		$ 3,690		$ 3,440		$ 3,877		$ 3,832		$ 4,069		$ 3,841		$ 4,354		$ 14,485	$ 16,096	$ 11,242
Gross profit	815		936		814		937		891		987		883		1,015		3,502	3,776	2,626
Net income (loss)	$ 15	[2]	$ 6	[2]	$ (58)	[2]	$ 45	[2]	(84)	[3]	29	[3]	(189)	[3]	(108)	[3]	8	(352)	(20)
Net income (loss) attributable to Office Depot, Inc.									(84)	[3]	29	[3]	(190)	[3]	(109)	[3]	8	(354)	(20)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders									$ (84)	[3]	$ 29	[3]	$ (190)	[3]	$ (109)	[3]	$ 8	$ (354)	$ (93)
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$ 0.03		$ 0.01		$ (0.11)		$ 0.08		$ (0.15)		$ 0.05		$ (0.36)		$ (0.21)		$ 0.01	$ (0.66)	$ (0.29)
Diluted	$ 0.03		$ 0.01		$ (0.11)		$ 0.08		$ (0.15)		$ 0.05		$ (0.36)		$ (0.21)		$ 0.01	$ (0.66)	$ (0.29)

[1] Due to rounding, the sum of the quarterly amounts may not equal the reported amounts for the year.

[2] In the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2015, captions include pre-tax Merger, restructuring, and other operating expenses, net amounting to $43 million, $120 million, $111 million and $58 million, respectively and asset impairments of $5 million, $4 million, $1 million and $3 million, respectively.

[3] In the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2014, captions include pre-tax Merger, restructuring, and other operating expenses, net amounting to $101 million, $103 million, $72 million and $128 million, respectively and asset impairments of $50 million, $22 million, $6 million and $11 million, respectively. The second and third quarters of 2014 include $80 million and $1 million associated to Legal accrual, respectively.