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Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.75 Percent due June 2011	May 31, 2009 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.75 Percent due June 2011	Dec. 25, 2011 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due April 2012	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due April 2012	May 31, 2009 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due April 2012	Dec. 25, 2011 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 8.75% due November 2014	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 8.75% due November 2014	Oct. 31, 2009 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 8.75% due November 2014	Dec. 25, 2011 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due June 2015	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due June 2015	May 31, 2009 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due June 2015	Dec. 25, 2011 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due September 2015	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due September 2015	Dec. 25, 2011 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due April 2016	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due April 2016	May 31, 2009 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due April 2016	Dec. 25, 2011 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 9.375% due November 2017	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 9.375% due November 2017	Oct. 31, 2009 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 9.375% due November 2017	Dec. 25, 2011 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.125% due September 2018	Dec. 26, 2010 Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.125% due September 2018
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	5.75%	5.75%	6.375%	6.375%	6.375%	8.75%	8.75%	8.75%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	6.375%	6.375%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	9.375%	9.375%	9.375%	7.125%	7.125%

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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