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Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data (Parenthetical) (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
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax Merger, restructuring, and other operating expenses | $ 58 | $ 111 | $ 120 | $ 43 | $ 128 | $ 72 | $ 103 | $ 101 | $ 332 | $ 403 | $ 201
Assets impairments | $ 3 | $ 1 | $ 4 | $ 5 | $ 11 | 6 | 22 | $ 50 | $ 13 | 88 | $ 70
Legal accrual |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 | $ 80 |  |  | $ 81 |

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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824106&loc=d3e2420-110228 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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