Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016		Sep. 24, 2016	[1],[2]	Jun. 25, 2016	[1]	Mar. 26, 2016	[1]	Dec. 26, 2015		Sep. 26, 2015	[3]	Jun. 27, 2015	[3]	Mar. 28, 2015	[3]	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		$ 2,725	[1]	$ 2,836		$ 2,583		$ 2,876		$ 2,767	[3]	$ 3,046		$ 2,784		$ 3,131		$ 11,021	$ 11,727	$ 12,710
Division operating income																		565	539	359
Capital expenditures																		111	144	96
Depreciation and amortization																		181	253	277
Charges for losses on receivables and inventories																		78	53	52
Assets		5,540								6,442								5,540	6,442	6,757
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales																		18	15	14
Division operating income																		1	3	1
Assets		4								4								4	4	4
Operating Segments | North American Retail Division
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales																		5,603	6,004	6,528
Division operating income																		299	310	126
Capital expenditures																		58	56	44
Depreciation and amortization																		90	130	140
Charges for losses on receivables and inventories																		58	42	48
Assets		1,542								1,625								1,542	1,625	1,736
Operating Segments | North American Business Solutions Division
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales																		5,400	5,708	6,013
Division operating income																		265	226	232
Capital expenditures																		42	70	29
Depreciation and amortization																		69	82	85
Charges for losses on receivables and inventories																		20	11	4
Assets		1,713								1,607								1,713	1,607	1,687
Corporate, Eliminations, and Discontinued Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	[4]																			155
Capital expenditures	[4]																	11	18	23
Depreciation and amortization	[4]																	22	41	52
Assets	[4]	$ 2,281								$ 3,206								$ 2,281	$ 3,206	$ 3,330

[1] Due to rounding, the sum of the quarterly amounts may not equal the reported amounts for the year. The first quarter and second quarter amounts reflect application of discontinued operations accounting that was effective in the third quarter.

[2] The amounts in the table above for the third quarter 2016 are as corrected to adjust for an error that was not material to the overall presentation. When the Company committed to a plan to sell substantially all of the business formerly reported as the International Division, it provided reference to the cumulative translation adjustment ("CTA") balance that existed at the end of the third quarter 2016, but did not include CTA in its impairment analysis. As a result, the loss amount of Discontinued operations, net of tax was overstated. The measurement has been corrected for the full year 2016 amounts. This correcting adjustment is provided below and would impact the same captioned line items in various portions of the third quarter financial statements by the same amount, as well as the current assets of discontinued operations, accumulated deficit and totals including those accounts.

[3] Due to rounding, the sum of the quarterly amounts may not equal the reported amounts for the year. The amounts reflect application of discontinued operations accounting.

[4] Amounts included in "Corporate, Eliminations, and Discontinued Operations" consist of (i) assets (including all cash and cash equivalents) and depreciation related to corporate activities of continuing operations, (ii) assets of discontinued operations amounting to $142 million, $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion for the years ended December 31, 2016, December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, respectively, and (iii) accounts and balances associated with Grupo OfficeMax prior to disposition.