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Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 9	$ 1	$ 9	$ 10
Retail Stores
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges			4
Retail Stores | Favorable Leases
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 5			$ 1
Retail Stores | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | A 100 basis point decrease in anticipated sales
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges			4
Retail Stores | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | 50 basis point decrease in anticipated gross margins
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges			$ 1
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contracts expiration date			2016-12
Fuel Contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contracts expiration date			2017-01

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
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