Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Division, Major Product and Service Categories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2021	Mar. 28, 2020
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ 2,366	$ 2,725
Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	937	1,176
Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	797	862
Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	317	299
Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	150	175
Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	165	213
Business Solutions Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,127	1,334
Business Solutions Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	574	754
Business Solutions Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	309	317
Business Solutions Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	175	176
Business Solutions Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	69	87
Retail Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,039	1,156
Retail Division | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	361	420
Retail Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	439	482
Retail Division | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	138	122
Retail Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	6	9
Retail Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	95	123
CompuCom Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	196	235
CompuCom Division | Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	49	63
CompuCom Division | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	146	169
CompuCom Division | Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1	3
Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	4
Other | Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	2	2
Other | Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	4	1
Other | Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ (2)	$ (3)