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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Apr. 01, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Mar. 26, 2017
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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 | $ 849,975 | $ 943,522 | $ 1,231,483
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 | 367,584 | 439,301 | 772,152
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 | 299,318 | 300,530 | 304,091
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 | 183,073 | 203,691 | 155,240
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 | (23,769) | (26,824) | (35,465)
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 | (11,387) | (13,686) | (23,239)
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 | (9,297) | (9,392) | (9,178)
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 | (3,085) | (3,746) | (3,048)
Restricted cash |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 65,740 | 58,689 | 90,279
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 | 38,207 | 34,919 | 63,473
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 | 16,933 | 13,787 | 15,781
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 | 10,600 | 9,983 | 11,025
Other assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 2,495 | 2,618 | 3,586
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 | 1,207 | 1,260 | 2,532
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 | 968 | 888 | 672
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 | 320 | 470 | 382
Total assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 894,441 | 978,005 | 1,289,883
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 | 395,611 | 461,794 | 814,918
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 | 307,922 | 305,813 | 311,366
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 | 190,908 | 210,398 | 163,599
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 | 724,266 | 806,860 | 1,112,592
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 | 284,793 | 352,624 | 685,374
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 | 281,311 | 279,457 | 286,205
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 | $ 158,162 | $ 174,779 | $ 141,013

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