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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jul. 01, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jun. 25, 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 | $ 741,938 | $ 943,522 | $ 1,050,702
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 | 229,201 | 439,301 | 599,754
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 | 319,758 | 300,530 | 298,700
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 | 192,979 | 203,691 | 152,248
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 | (20,058) | (26,824) | (30,334)
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 | (6,943) | (13,686) | (18,291)
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 | (9,710) | (9,392) | (9,132)
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 | (3,405) | (3,746) | (2,911)
Restricted cash |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 50,933 | 58,689 | 74,395
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 | 21,912 | 34,919 | 47,980
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 | 17,845 | 13,787 | 14,993
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 | 11,176 | 9,983 | 11,422
Other assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 1,554 | 2,618 | 2,373
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 | 465 | 1,260 | 1,360
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 | 815 | 888 | 810
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 | 274 | 470 | 203
Total assets |  |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 774,367 | 978,005 | 1,097,136
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 | 244,635 | 461,794 | 630,803
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 | 328,708 | 305,813 | 305,371
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 | 201,024 | 210,398 | 160,962
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 | 636,068 | 806,860 | 939,872
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 | 169,430 | 352,624 | 521,300
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 | 300,000 | 279,457 | 279,833
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 | $ 166,638 | $ 174,779 | $ 138,739

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