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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 28, 2013
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities | $ 22 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities |
Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Cost method investment ownership percentage | 20.00%odp_CostMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeHoldingsLlcMember |
Boise Cascade Company |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Indirect ownership interest |  | 4.00%odp_CostMethodIndirectOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeCompanyMember
Distribution received, shares | 1,600,000 odp_StockDistributionsShares / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeCompanyMember |
Number of shares disposed | 785,000 odp_NumberOfSharesOfStockDisposed / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeCompanyMember |
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities | $ 22 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = odp_BoiseCascadeCompanyMember |

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- Definition The cash inflow associated with the sale of debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Investing Activities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6871852&loc=d3e26853-111562 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3179-108585 + Details
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