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Asset-Backed Financing (Schedule of Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted For as Debt Securities) (Detail) - Secured Debt - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Jul. 01, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2018 | Sep. 24, 2017 | Jun. 25, 2017 | Mar. 26, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 24, 2017
SPEs | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers on finance receivables | $ 0 | $ 59,100 | $ 32,900 | $ 34,100 | $ 28,200 | $ 333,400 | $ 92,000 | $ 395,700
Proceeds on finance receivables | 0 | 53,300 | 29,300 | 29,600 | 24,000 | 300,000 | 82,600 | 353,600
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Foreign Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers on finance receivables | 0 | 38,900 | 7,600 | 0 | 14,200 | 6,300 | 46,500 | 20,500
Proceeds on finance receivables | $ 0 | $ 32,200 | $ 6,200 | $ 0 | $ 12,400 | $ 5,500 | $ 38,400 | $ 17,900

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