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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 25, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jun. 26, 2016
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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 | $ 1,050,702 | $ 1,059,523 | $ 1,350,887
Finance receivables | 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 | 599,754 | 893,804 | 1,173,527
Finance receivables | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 298,700 | 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 | 152,248 | 165,719 | 177,360
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 | (30,334) | (29,041) | (34,051)
Allowance for credit losses | 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 | (18,291) | (25,468) | (30,431)
Allowance for credit losses | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | (9,132) | 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 | (2,911) | (3,573) | (3,620)
Restricted cash |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 74,395 | 67,147 | 92,650
Restricted cash | 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 | 47,980 | 57,057 | 79,475
Restricted cash | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 14,993 | 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 | 11,422 | 10,090 | 13,175
Other assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 2,373 | 3,207 | 3,379
Other assets | 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 | 1,360 | 2,452 | 2,825
Other assets | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 810 | 329 | 222
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 | 203 | 426 | 332
Total assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 1,097,136 | 1,100,836 | 1,412,865
Total assets | 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 | 630,803 | 927,845 | 1,225,396
Total assets | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 305,371 | 329 | 222
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 | 160,962 | 172,662 | 187,247
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 | 939,872 | 945,613 | 1,236,557
Asset-backed debt | 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 | 521,300 | 796,275 | 1,074,931
Asset-backed debt | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities | SPEs |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount | 279,833 | 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 | $ 138,739 | $ 149,338 | $ 161,626

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