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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2014 | 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
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (16) |  |
Adjustment to initial allocation of purchase price, tax account adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24 |
Intangible asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 5 |
Asset impairments |  | $ 3 | $ 1 | $ 4 | $ 5 | $ 11 | $ 6 | $ 22 | $ 50 | 13 | 88 | $ 70
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14 | $ 18 | $ 4
Trade Names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6 |  |  |  |  | $ 6 |
Customer Relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period for the definite-lived intangible assets (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Favorable Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period for the definite-lived intangible assets (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years |  |
Grupo OfficeMax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill | $ 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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