Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Division, Major Product and Service Categories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018	[1],[2]	Sep. 29, 2018	[1]	Jun. 30, 2018	[1]	Mar. 31, 2018	[1]	Dec. 30, 2017	[1],[3]	Sep. 30, 2017	[1]	Jul. 01, 2017	[1]	Apr. 01, 2017	[1]	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ 2,670		$ 2,887		$ 2,628		$ 2,830		$ 2,581		$ 2,620		$ 2,363		$ 2,676		$ 11,015	$ 10,240	$ 11,021
Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	4,705
Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	3,471
Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	1,146
Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	868
Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	825
Business Solutions Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	5,282
Business Solutions Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	2,942
Business Solutions Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	1,307
Business Solutions Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	725
Business Solutions Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	1
Business Solutions Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	307
Retail Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	4,641
Retail Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	1,753
Retail Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	1,938
Retail Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	414
Retail Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	28
Retail Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	508
CompuCom Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	1,086
CompuCom Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	233
CompuCom Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	843
CompuCom Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	10
Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	6
Other | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	10
Other | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	(7)
Other | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	7
Other | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales																	$ (4)

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

[2] The sum of the quarterly earnings per share does not equal the annual earnings per share due to differences in quarterly and annual weighted-average shares outstanding.

[3] Includes $205 million of incremental sales from acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2017.