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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charge | $ 50 | $ 5
Written off of capitalized software | 13 |
Software |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charge | 28 |
Retail Stores |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charge | 9 | 5
Retail Stores | Discounted Cash Flow Analysis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Number of stores impaired | 51 |
Property and equipment, fair value | 4 |
Percentage used for analysis | 13.00% |
Retail Stores | Stores Reduced to Estimated Salvage Value | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Number of stores impaired | 361 |
Property and equipment, salvage value | 8 |
Retail Stores | Decrease in Sales Scenario | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Decrease in sales for scenario | 1.00% |
Retail Stores | Decrease in Sales Scenario | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Additional impairment charges |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charge | 2 |
Retail Stores | Decrease in Gross Margin Scenario | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Decrease in sales for scenario | 0.50% |
Retail Stores | Decrease in Gross Margin Scenario | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Additional impairment charges |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charge | 2 |
Retail Stores | CANADA |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charge | $ 1 |
Number of stores closed | 19 |

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