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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 26, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
Worldwide Defined Contribution Plans |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Compensation expense relating to retirement savings plans |  | $ 20,000,000 | $ 16,000,000 | $ 9,000,000
Maximum |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, expected to be amortized |  | 1,000,000 |  |
Change in Mortality Table |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in pension obligations |  | (25,000,000) | 36,000,000 |
Increase (decrease) in other postretirement obligations |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |
Change in Mortality Table | Maximum |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in other postretirement obligations |  | $ (1,000,000) |  |
North America | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 6.00% |  |  |
North America | US Equity Securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Minimum |  | 13.00% |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Maximum |  | 23.00% |  |
North America | International Equity Securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Minimum |  | 8.00% |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Maximum |  | 18.00% |  |
North America | Global Equity Securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Minimum |  | 5.00% |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Maximum |  | 15.00% |  |
North America | Fixed Income Securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Minimum |  | 53.00% |  |
Plan asset target allocation, Maximum |  | 63.00% |  |
North America | Maximum |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impact of one-percentage-point change on operating income |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |
North America | Pension Benefits |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets |  | 5.85% | 6.50% | 6.60%
Pension contributions, current period |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |
Pension contributions, for 2016 |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |
Europe |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets |  | 4.78% | 5.55% | 6.33%
Deferred loss (gain) included in accumulated other comprehensive income |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ (1,000,000) |
Percentage of allowance expense on assets |  | 0.50% |  |
Europe | Contribution For European Employees |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Nonparticipating annuity premiums |  | $ 3,000,000 | $ 4,000,000 | $ 4,000,000
Europe | United Kingdom Government Securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incremental return on UK government securities |  | 4.00% |  |

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