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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share based compensation expense including tax benefit value |  | $ 5 odp_OperatingLossCarryforwardsRealized |  |
Stock options exercised including income tax benefits |  | 3 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 39 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic |  |  |
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation, operating activities | 9 odp_OperatingLossCarryforwardsDomesticFromExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensation |  |  |
Stock options exercised including income tax benefits | 3 odp_FutureAdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation |  |  |
Capital loss carryforwards, tax-effected | 15 |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 416 us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries |  |  |
Valuation allowances, tax benefit | 112 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 8 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | (9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
Cumulative loss position, period | 36 months |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits decreased due to settlements | 1 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities |  | 4 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities |
Income tax benefit | (12)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (147)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | 23 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 15 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 5 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 7 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Net uncertain tax positions, if recognized affect effective tax rate | 7 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits results from positions if sustained offset by change in valuation allowance | 16 odp_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldBeOffsetByValuationAllowances |  |  |
Unrecognized tax, interest benefit | 9 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense | 1 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense | 2 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense |
Unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest and penalties | 1 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  |  |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  | 16 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationLiabilityRefundAdjustmentFromSettlementWithTaxingAuthority / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember |
Tax Year 2009 | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income tax, tax years |  |  | 2009 |
Tax Year 2010 | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income tax, tax years |  |  | 2010 |
Foreign |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carry forwards | 852 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards indefinitely | 668 odp_OperatingLossCarryforwardsIndefinitely / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |  |  |
Valuation allowances, tax benefit | 4 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |  |  |
Foreign | Minimum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates | 2016 |  |  |
Foreign | Maximum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates | 2034 |  |  |
Foreign | Expire in Twenty Fifteen |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carry forwards | 8 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / odp_IncomeTaxesAxis = odp_ExpireInTwentyFifteenMember |  |  |
State |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carry forwards | 1,700 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  |  |
State | Minimum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates | 2016 |  |  |
State | Maximum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates | 2034 |  |  |
State | Expire in Twenty Fifteen |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carry forwards | 23 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember / odp_IncomeTaxesAxis = odp_ExpireInTwentyFifteenMember |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Alternate minimum tax credit carryforwards | 109 odp_AlternateMinimumTaxCreditCarryForwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember |  |  |
U.S. Federal Foreign |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | 125 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = odp_FederalAndForeignCountryJurisdictionMember |  |  |
U.S. Federal Foreign | Minimum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year | 2015 |  |  |
U.S. Federal Foreign | Maximum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year | 2024 |  |  |
State and Foreign |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | 17 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = odp_FederalStateAndForeignTaxMember |  |  |
State and Foreign | Minimum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year | 2023 |  |  |
State and Foreign | Maximum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, expiration year | 2027 |  |  |
State and Foreign | Indefinite Carryforward |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | 5 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = odp_FederalStateAndForeignTaxMember / us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis = odp_IndefiniteCarryforwardMember |  |  |
Tax Authorities [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits decreased due to settlements | 3 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = odp_TaxAuthoritiesMember |  |  |
Income tax benefit | 2 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = odp_TaxAuthoritiesMember |  |  |
Office Depot De Mexico |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Mexican income taxes |  | 117 odp_ForeignIncomeTaxPaymentRelatedToSaleOfBusiness / us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis = odp_OfficeDepotDeMexicoMember |  |
U.S. income tax expense |  | 23 odp_DomesticTaxExpenseRelatedToSaleOfBusiness / us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis = odp_OfficeDepotDeMexicoMember |  |
Total estimated income tax expense |  | $ 140 odp_IncomeTaxExpense / us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis = odp_OfficeDepotDeMexicoMember |  |

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