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Debt Instrument Maturity Date Year

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Debt instrument maturity year.

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Debt Instrument Redemption Premium

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Excess acquisition of ownership percentage resulting termination of facility

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Excess of debt default amount resulting termination of facility

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Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid cash settlement

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Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid fixed charge coverage ratio test

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2016	May 25, 2011	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ (15,000,000)
Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,200,000,000
Credit Agreement, increased borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000
Extended maturity date		May 13, 2021
Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid fixed charge coverage ratio test			125,000,000
Excess of debt default amount resulting termination of Facility			$ 25,000,000
Excess acquisition of ownership percentage resulting termination of Facility			40.00%
Available credit under the Facility			$ 1,000,000,000
Amount outstanding under credit facility			0
Amount outstanding under letters of credit			83,000,000
Average borrowings under the Facility			$ 0
Amended Credit Agreement \| Federal Funds Rate Plus
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Alternate base rate and one month adjusted LIBOR rate			0.50%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Adjusted LIBO Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Alternate base rate and one month adjusted LIBOR rate			1.00%
Line Of Credit Sub-Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement, current borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000
Letter Of Credit Sub Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement, current borrowing capacity		400,000,000
Swing Line Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement, current borrowing capacity		125,000,000
Swing Line Loan Facility to European Borrowers
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement, current borrowing capacity		$ 25,000,000
Global Availability
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid cash settlement			$ 150,000,000
European Availability
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid cash settlement			$ 25,000,000
9.75% senior secured notes, due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate	9.75%
Long-term debt, due date	2019
Long-term debt, redemption price percent	4.875%
Long-term debt, amount notes outstanding	$ 250,000,000
Long-term debt, amount notes redeemed	262,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(15,000,000)
Long-term debt, redemption premium amount	$ 12,000,000
Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate			5.00%	5.00%
Recourse Debt \| Revenue bonds, due in varying amounts periodically through 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured notes, due date			2029	2029
Recourse Debt \| American & Foreign Power Company, Inc. 5% debentures, due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate			5.00%
Senior secured notes, due date			2030	2030
Recourse Debt \| 7.35% debentures, due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate			7.35%	7.35%
Senior secured notes, due date			2016	2016