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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) CAD in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 27, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 29, 2015 CAD
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2016 |  |  |
Financing Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | $ 1,589,596,000 | $ 2,089,001,000 | $ 1,782,332,000 |
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,421,332,000 | 1,919,723,000 | 1,611,624,000 |
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 | 168,264,000 | 169,278,000 | 170,708,000 |
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (38,316,000) | (46,127,000) | (40,998,000) |
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 | (35,161,000) | (43,128,000) | (37,937,000) |
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 | (3,155,000) | (2,999,000) | (3,061,000) |
Restricted Cash [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 114,924,000 | 150,631,000 | 110,642,000 |
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 102,594,000 | 138,574,000 | 100,151,000 |
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 | 12,330,000 | 12,057,000 | 10,491,000 |
Other Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 4,877,000 | 4,152,000 | 5,099,000 |
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 4,169,000 | 3,443,000 | 4,383,000 |
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 | 302,000 | 311,000 | 323,000 |
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 | 406,000 | 398,000 | 393,000 |
Assets, Total [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,671,081,000 | 2,197,657,000 | 1,857,075,000 |
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,492,934,000 | 2,018,612,000 | 1,678,221,000 |
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 | 302,000 | 311,000 | 323,000 |
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 | 177,845,000 | 178,734,000 | 178,531,000 |
Asset-backed debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,440,040,000 | 1,920,049,000 | 1,613,216,000 |
Asset-backed debt [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,286,729,000 | 1,766,014,000 | 1,459,377,000 |
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 | 153,311,000 | 154,035,000 | $ 153,839,000 |
Secured Notes Through One Term Asset-backed Securitization Transaction [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 0 | 700,000,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Net Amount |  | 697,600,000 |  |
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] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity | CAD |  |  |  | CAD 240
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, Contractually Required Payments Receivable at Acquisition | 6,600,000 | 19,200,000 |  |
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 | 5,800,000 | $ 16,800,000 |  |
Third-party Bank [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |

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