Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	ODP
Entity Registrant Name	OFFICE DEPOT INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000800240
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	557,846,581