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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2013
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from equity method investments |  | $ 14 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ 30 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities | 43 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities |  |  |  |  |  |
Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost method investment ownership percentage | 20.00%odp_CostMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeHoldingsLlcMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities |  |  |  |  | 1 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeHoldingsLlcMember |  |
Cost method Investment |  | 46 us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeHoldingsLlcMember |  |  |  |  |
Distribution received from cost method investment |  |  |  | 35 odp_DistributionReceivedFromVotingSharesOfCostMethodInvestment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeHoldingsLlcMember |  |  |
Boise Cascade Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indirect ownership interest |  | 4.00%odp_CostMethodIndirectOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeCompanyMember |  |  |  |  |
Distribution received, shares |  |  |  |  |  | 1.6 odp_StockDistributionsShares / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeCompanyMember |
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities |  |  |  |  |  | 43 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeCompanyMember |
Office Depot De Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity method investment sold |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%odp_SaleOfEquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = odp_OfficeDepotDeMexicoMember
Net income from equity method investments |  | $ 13 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = odp_OfficeDepotDeMexicoMember | $ 32 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = odp_OfficeDepotDeMexicoMember |  |  |  |

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