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Schedule of Fair Value of Senior Notes (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Mar. 14, 2012
9.75% senior secured notes, due 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate			9.75%
Recourse Debt | 7.35% debentures, due 2016
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	7.35%
Recourse Debt | American & Foreign Power Company, Inc. 5% debentures, due 2030
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	5.00%	5.00%
Carrying Value | Recourse Debt | 9.75% senior secured notes, due 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	9.75%	9.75%
Long-term debt, due date	2019	2019
Carrying Value | Recourse Debt | 7.35% debentures, due 2016
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	7.35%	7.35%
Long-term debt, due date	2016	2016
Carrying Value | Recourse Debt | Revenue bonds, due in varying amounts periodically through 2029
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, due date	2029	2029
Carrying Value | Recourse Debt | American & Foreign Power Company, Inc. 5% debentures, due 2030
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	5.00%	5.00%
Long-term debt, due date	2030	2030
Fair Value | Recourse Debt | 9.75% senior secured notes, due 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	9.75%	9.75%
Long-term debt, due date	2019	2019
Fair Value | Recourse Debt | 7.35% debentures, due 2016
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	7.35%	7.35%
Long-term debt, due date	2016	2016
Fair Value | Recourse Debt | Revenue bonds, due in varying amounts periodically through 2029
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, due date	2029	2029
Fair Value | Recourse Debt | American & Foreign Power Company, Inc. 5% debentures, due 2030
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	5.00%	5.00%
Long-term debt, due date	2030	2030

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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