Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Division, Major Product and Service Categories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ 2,769	$ 2,830
Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,217	1,204
Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	874	939
Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	270	280
Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	188	219
Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	220	188
Business Solutions Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,344	1,328
Business Solutions Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	771	735
Business Solutions Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	326	354
Business Solutions Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	171	172
Business Solutions Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	76	67
Retail Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,175	1,244
Retail Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	443	468
Retail Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	485	539
Retail Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	98	108
Retail Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	8	9
Retail Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	141	120
CompuCom Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	247	257
CompuCom Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	62	46
CompuCom Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	182	210
CompuCom Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	3	1
Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	3	1
Other | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	3	$ 1
Other | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1
Other | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1
Other | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ (2)