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Reconciliation Of Division Operating Profit To Consolidated Earnings (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Division operating income										$ (275)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	$ (205)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	$ (31)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other operating income (loss)										8us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncome	(2)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncome
Recovery of purchase price												68odp_RecoveryFromBusinessCombination
Asset impairments	(11)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(6)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(22)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(50)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(12)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(49)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(4)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(5)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(14)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(88)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(70)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	(139)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Merger, restructuring, and other operating expenses, net	(128)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(72)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(103)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(101)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(111)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(44)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(26)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(19)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet		(403)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(201)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet	(56)odp_MergerRestructuringAndOtherOperatingExpensesNet
Legal accrual		(1)us-gaap_LegalFees	(80)us-gaap_LegalFees							(81)us-gaap_LegalFees
Unallocated expenses										(122)odp_UnallocatedExpenses	(89)odp_UnallocatedExpenses	(74)odp_UnallocatedExpenses
Interest income										24us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	5us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	2us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Interest expense										(89)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(69)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(69)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Loss on extinguishment of debt												(12)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Gain on disposition of joint venture											382us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
Other income (expense), net											14us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	35us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes										(340)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	127us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	(75)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
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