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Fair Value Fair Value (Summary of Fair Value and Carrying Value of Company Financial Instruments) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Apr. 01, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Mar. 26, 2017
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Fair Value |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Finance receivables, net | $ 7,195,908 | $ 7,021,549 | $ 7,225,210
Fair Value | Commercial Paper |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term Debt, Fair Value | 1,036,976 | 1,273,482 | 953,357
Fair Value | Medium-term notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 4,486,399 | 4,189,092 | 4,234,664
Fair Value | Senior unsecured notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 750,440 | 784,433 | 755,646
Fair Value | Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 281,311 | 279,457 | 286,205
Fair Value | Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 158,162 | 174,779 | 141,013
Fair Value | Secured Debt | Asset-backed securitization debt |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 283,591 | 351,767 | 685,953
Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Finance receivables, net | 7,126,442 | 6,965,086 | 7,146,122
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Commercial Paper |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term Debt, Fair Value | 1,036,976 | 1,273,482 | 953,357
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Medium-term notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 4,514,798 | 4,165,706 | 4,163,797
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Senior unsecured notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 742,126 | 741,961 | 741,469
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 281,311 | 279,457 | 286,205
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 158,162 | 174,779 | 141,013
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Secured Debt | Asset-backed securitization debt |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 284,793 | $ 352,624 | $ 685,374

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