Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Division, Major Product and Service Categories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ 2,725	$ 2,769
Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,176	1,217
Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	862	874
Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	299	270
Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	175	188
Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	213	220
Business Solutions Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,334	1,344
Business Solutions Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	754	771
Business Solutions Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	317	326
Business Solutions Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	176	171
Business Solutions Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	87	76
Retail Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,156	1,175
Retail Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	420	443
Retail Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	482	485
Retail Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	122	98
Retail Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	9	8
Retail Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	123	141
CompuCom Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	235	247
CompuCom Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	63	62
CompuCom Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	169	182
CompuCom Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	3	3
Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		3
Other | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	2	3
Other | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		1
Other | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1	1
Other | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ (3)	$ (2)