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Summary of Major Components of Merger, Restructuring and Other Operating Expenses, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Jun. 27, 2015 | Mar. 28, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2014 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Dec. 26, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
Merger related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merger related expenses, Severance, retention, and relocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15 | $ 148 | $ 92
Merger related expenses, Transaction and integration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81 | 124 | 80
Merger related expenses,Facility closure, contract termination and other expenses, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 | 60 | 8
Total Merger related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140 | 332 | 180
International restructuring and certain other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and retention |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63 | 55 | 17
International restructuring and certain other expenses, Integration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 9 |
International restructuring and certain other expenses, Other related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 7 | 4
Total International restructuring and certain other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81 | 71 | 21
Staples Acquisition expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retention |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 |  |
Transaction | $ 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 |  |
Total Staples Acquisition expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111 |  |
Total Merger, restructuring and other operating expenses, net | $ 58 | $ 111 | $ 120 | $ 43 | $ 128 | $ 72 | $ 103 | $ 101 | $ 332 | $ 403 | $ 201

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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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