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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 24, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 25, 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 | $ 949,253 | $ 1,059,523 | $ 1,174,508
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 | 511,643 | 893,804 | 1,019,378
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 | 298,197 | 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 | 139,413 | 165,719 | 155,130
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 | (27,591) | (29,041) | (31,091)
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 | (15,798) | (25,468) | (27,847)
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 | (9,233) | 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 | (2,560) | (3,573) | (3,244)
Restricted cash |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 63,380 | 67,147 | 79,661
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 | 40,385 | 57,057 | 69,364
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 | 14,922 | 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 | 8,073 | 10,090 | 10,297
Other assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 2,790 | 3,207 | 3,394
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 | 1,513 | 2,452 | 2,893
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 | 927 | 329 | 150
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 | 350 | 426 | 351
Total assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 987,832 | 1,100,836 | 1,226,472
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 | 537,743 | 927,845 | 1,063,788
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 | 304,813 | 329 | 150
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 | 145,276 | 172,662 | 162,534
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 | 832,271 | 945,613 | 1,066,107
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 | 429,833 | 796,275 | 925,619
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 | 280,308 | 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 | $ 122,130 | $ 149,338 | $ 140,488

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