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Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves - Narrative (Details) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($) claim site | Dec. 26, 2014 USD ($)
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |
Total reserves | $ 426,000,000 | $ 418,000,000
Casualty |  |
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |
Total reserves | 277,000,000 | 265,000,000
Self-insured retention amount, per occurrence | $ 50,000,000 |
Number of individual claims expected to exceed self insured retention amount | claim | 0 |
Environmental |  |
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |
Total reserves | $ 95,000,000 | 94,000,000
Environmental impaired sites | site | 254 |
Other |  |
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |
Total reserves | $ 54,000,000 | $ 59,000,000

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