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Reconciliation Of Income Taxes at Federal Statutory Rate to Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Federal tax computed at the statutory rate $ (119)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 44us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (26)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State taxes, net of Federal benefit 4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign income taxed at rates other than Federal (10)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (28)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (15)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance 112us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Non-deductible goodwill impairment   15us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses  
Non-deductible Merger expenses   13odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleAcquisitionCosts  
Non-deductible foreign interest 13odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationNonDeductibleForeignInterest 8odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationNonDeductibleForeignInterest 10odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationNonDeductibleForeignInterest
Other non-deductible expenses 12us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Change in unrecognized tax benefits (2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies   1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies
Tax expense from intercompany transactions 2odp_TaxExpenseFromIntercompanyTransactions 2odp_TaxExpenseFromIntercompanyTransactions 2odp_TaxExpenseFromIntercompanyTransactions
Subpart F and dividend income, net of foreign tax credits 2odp_SubpartFIncome 75odp_SubpartFIncome  
Change in tax rate   2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Non-taxable return of purchase price     (22)odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationReturnOfPurchasePrice
Deferred taxes on undistributed foreign earnings   5odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationUndistributedForeignEarnings 68odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationUndistributedForeignEarnings
Tax accounting method change ruling     (16)odp_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxAccountingMethodChange
Other items, net (2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income tax expense $ 12us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 147us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit