Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Division, Major Product and Service Categories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	$ 2,423	$ 2,460
Total	2,830	2,676
Sales Revenue Services	407	216
Business Solutions Division
Major product and service categories
Total	1,328	1,315
Retail Division
Major product and service categories
Total	1,244	1,358
CompuCom Division
Major product and service categories
Total	257
Other
Major product and service categories
Total	1	$ 3
Sales
Major product and service categories
Total	2,830
Sales \| Business Solutions Division
Major product and service categories
Total	1,328
Sales \| Retail Division
Major product and service categories
Total	1,244
Sales \| CompuCom Division
Major product and service categories
Total	257
Sales \| Other
Major product and service categories
Total	1
Sales \| Supplies
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	1,204
Sales \| Supplies \| Business Solutions Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	735
Sales \| Supplies \| Retail Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	468
Sales \| Supplies \| Other
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	1
Sales \| Technology
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	939
Sales Revenue Services	219
Sales \| Technology \| Business Solutions Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	354
Sales \| Technology \| Retail Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	539
Sales Revenue Services	9
Sales \| Technology \| CompuCom Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	46
Sales Revenue Services	210
Sales \| Furniture And Other
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	280
Sales \| Furniture And Other \| Business Solutions Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	172
Sales \| Furniture And Other \| Retail Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Goods	108
Sales \| Other Services
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Services	188
Sales \| Other Services \| Business Solutions Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Services	67
Sales \| Other Services \| Retail Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Services	120
Sales \| Other Services \| CompuCom Division
Major product and service categories
Sales Revenue Services	$ 1