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Timber Notes/Non-Recourse Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 05, 2013	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Timber Notes Non Recourse Debt Receivable And Payable [Line Items]
Principal amount of credit-enhanced timber installment notes acquired	$ 818
Timber note receivables - interest rates	4.98%
Cash transferred by Note issues as collateral to support issuance of Installment Notes	$ 818
Timber notes receivable		$ 905	$ 926
Timber notes receivable - maturity year	2020
Non-recourse debt		819	$ 839
Deferred tax liability		$ 260
Non-Recourse Debt
Timber Notes Non Recourse Debt Receivable And Payable [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt acquired in a business combination	$ 735
Interest rate on senior notes		5.42%	5.42%
Long term debt, due date		2019	2019

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Business Combination, Acquired Non Recourse Debt, Gross Contractual Amount

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Cash Collateral Pledged By Note Issuers

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Debt instrument maturity year.

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Timber Notes Non Recourse Debt Receivable And Payable [Line Items]

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Timber Notes Receivable Interest Rate

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Timber Notes Receivable Maturity Date

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Timber Notes Receivable Non Current

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Timberlands Asset Sale Deferred Tax Liability

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For receivables acquired in a business combination, excluding certain loans and debt securities acquired in a transfer (as defined), this element represents the gross contractual amounts receivable, by major class of receivable, such as loans, direct finance leases (as defined), and any other class of receivables.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)(2)
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount of debt for which creditor does not have general recourse to the debtor but rather has recourse only to the property used for collateral in the transaction or other specific property.

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