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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Jun. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2015 | Jun. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | $ 2,375,748 |  | $ 2,097,385 |  | $ 1,643,701
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,199,018 |  | 1,893,585 |  | 1,458,602
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 176,730 |  | 203,800 |  | 185,099
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (52,057) |  | (42,564) |  | (35,121)
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (49,400) |  | (39,329) |  | (32,156)
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (2,657) |  | (3,235) |  | (2,965)
Restricted Cash [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 162,211 |  | 154,681 |  | 122,052
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 149,418 |  | 141,146 |  | 110,017
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 12,793 |  | 13,535 |  | 12,035
Other Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 3,407 |  | 2,761 |  | 3,671
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,857 |  | 2,342 |  | 2,987
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 210 |  | 179 |  | 422
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 340 |  | 240 |  | 262
Assets, Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,489,309 |  | 2,212,263 |  | 1,734,303
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,301,893 |  | 1,997,744 |  | 1,539,450
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 210 |  | 179 |  | 422
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 187,206 |  | 214,340 |  | 194,431
Asset-backed debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,178,019 |  | 1,886,079 |  | 1,438,445
Asset-backed debt [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,017,079 |  | 1,712,855 |  | 1,271,533
Asset-backed debt [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Asset-backed debt [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 160,940 |  | 173,224 |  | $ 166,912
Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Foreign Line of Credit [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, Contractually Required Payments Receivable at Acquisition | 26,800 | $ 19,200 | 26,400 | $ 15,700 |
Line of Credit [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Foreign Line of Credit [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Proceeds from New Transfers | $ 23,400 | $ 16,800 | $ 23,100 | $ 13,800 |

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