Total Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Earnings	$ 834,813us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 811,735us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 750,339us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Other comprehensive earnings	13,938us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	30,674us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	5,056us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax
Total	$ 848,751ck0000081061_ComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	$ 842,409ck0000081061_ComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	$ 755,395ck0000081061_ComprehensiveIncomeLossTax

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph h

-Article 4

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Income Tax Expense (or Benefit)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6515339

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 9

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