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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 25, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2015
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Finance receivables |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | $ 1,174,508 | $ 1,782,332 | $ 2,050,744
Finance receivables | Term asset-backed securitizations | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 1,019,378 | 1,611,624 | 1,875,571
Finance receivables | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 0 | 0 | 0
Finance receivables | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 155,130 | 170,708 | 175,173
Allowance for credit losses |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | (31,091) | (40,998) | (45,769)
Allowance for credit losses | Term asset-backed securitizations | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | (27,847) | (37,937) | (42,679)
Allowance for credit losses | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 0 | 0 | 0
Allowance for credit losses | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | (3,244) | (3,061) | (3,090)
Restricted cash |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 79,661 | 110,642 | 137,217
Restricted cash | Term asset-backed securitizations | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 69,364 | 100,151 | 125,561
Restricted cash | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 0 | 0 | 0
Restricted cash | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 10,297 | 10,491 | 11,656
Other assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 3,394 | 5,099 | 4,965
Other assets | Term asset-backed securitizations | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 2,893 | 4,383 | 4,383
Other assets | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 150 | 323 | 109
Other assets | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 351 | 393 | 473
Total assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 1,226,472 | 1,857,075 | 2,147,157
Total assets | Term asset-backed securitizations | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 1,063,788 | 1,678,221 | 1,962,836
Total assets | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 150 | 323 | 109
Total assets | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 162,534 | 178,531 | 184,212
Asset-backed debt |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount | 1,066,107 | 1,613,216 | 1,860,444
Asset-backed debt | Term asset-backed securitizations | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount | 925,619 | 1,459,377 | 1,701,732
Asset-backed debt | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount | 0 | 0 | 0
Asset-backed debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount | $ 140,488 | $ 153,839 | $ 158,712

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