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Contingencies (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Self Insured Property And Casualty Reserves [Member]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 102	$ 116
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Period Increase (Decrease)	42	39
Payments	(46)	(53)
Ending balance	98	$ 102
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Loss contingency, amount of guarantee	$ 6

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- Definition

The amount needed to reflect the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims relating to casualty insurance insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date) and the amount needed to provide for the estimated ultimate cost required to investigate and settle claims relating to insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date), whether or not reported to the insurer at that date.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65670824&loc=d3e14764-158437

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-SubTopic 235
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-18(Column C))
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- Definition

Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of increase (decrease) in the liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
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- Definition

Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of payments to settle insured claims and pay costs incurred in the claims settlement process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
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- Definition

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- Definition

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