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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 28, 2015 Segment | Dec. 27, 2014 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments | 3 us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities not yet presented for payment | $ 78 odp_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesNotYetPresentedForPayment | $ 91 odp_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesNotYetPresentedForPayment |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 927 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 1,071 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 870 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 955 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Factoring agreement, percentage of face value of receivable advanced by the financial institution | 80.00%odp_FaceValuePercentageOfReceivableAdvanced |  |  |
Factoring agreement, percentage of face value of receivable retained by the financial institution as guarantee | 20.00%odp_FaceValuePercentageOfReceivableRetainedAsGuarantee |  |  |
Receivables net | 1,201 us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent | 1,264 us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent |  |
Receivables Sold Under Factoring Agreement during the period |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Receivables under Factoring Agreement | 94 odp_ReceivablesUnderFactoringAgreement / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = odp_ReceivablesSoldUnderFactoringAgreementMember |  |  |
Receivables net | 8 us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = odp_ReceivablesSoldUnderFactoringAgreementMember | 6 us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = odp_ReceivablesSoldUnderFactoringAgreementMember |  |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash held in escrow | 68 us-gaap_EscrowDeposit / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember |  |  |
Factoring agreement, retention guarantee | 10 odp_RetentionGuaranteeOnReceivablesSold / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember | 11 odp_RetentionGuaranteeOnReceivablesSold / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember |  |
Outside The United States |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 267 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = odp_OutsideUnitedStatesMember |  |  |
9.75% senior secured notes, due 2019 |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred costs | 4 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = odp_SeniorSecuredNoteMember |  |  |
Amended Credit Agreement |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred costs | 7 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = odp_AmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Outstanding borrowings | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = odp_AmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementMember |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506951 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 1 -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28358313&loc=d3e6676-107765 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3044-108585 + Details
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- Definition The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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