Schedule of Fair Value of Senior Notes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Timber notes receivable	$ 884	$ 909
Company-owned life insurance	89	88
Recourse Debt \| 9.75% senior secured notes, due 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		265
Recourse Debt \| 7.35% debentures, due 2016
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		18
Recourse Debt \| Revenue bonds, due in varying amounts periodically through 2029
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	181	186
Recourse Debt \| American & Foreign Power Company, Inc. 5% debentures, due 2030
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	12	13
Non-Recourse Debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	800	825
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Timber notes receivable	885	905
Company-owned life insurance	89	88
Carrying Value \| Recourse Debt \| 9.75% senior secured notes, due 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		250
Carrying Value \| Recourse Debt \| 7.35% debentures, due 2016
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		18
Carrying Value \| Recourse Debt \| Revenue bonds, due in varying amounts periodically through 2029
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	186	186
Carrying Value \| Recourse Debt \| American & Foreign Power Company, Inc. 5% debentures, due 2030
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	14	14
Carrying Value \| Non-Recourse Debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 798	$ 819

Fair value portion of the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the entity, commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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