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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
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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