Summary of Disaggregated Revenue by Division, Major Product and Service Categories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ 2,588	$ 2,628	$ 5,356	$ 5,458
Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,104	1,094	2,319	2,298
Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	794	828	1,649	1,767
Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	285	274	575	554
Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	184	225	371	444
Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	221	207	442	395
Business Solutions Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,328	1,298	2,672	2,626
Business Solutions Division \| Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	745	717	1,506	1,452
Business Solutions Division \| Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	315	327	639	681
Business Solutions Division \| Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	189	179	372	351
Business Solutions Division \| Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	79	75	155	142
Retail Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1,000	1,053	2,175	2,297
Retail Division \| Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	355	374	807	842
Retail Division \| Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	404	449	872	988
Retail Division \| Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	95	93	201	201
Retail Division \| Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	7	7	14	16
Retail Division \| Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	139	130	281	250
CompuCom Division
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	258	277	506	535
CompuCom Division \| Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	75	56	137	103
CompuCom Division \| Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	181	219	363	429
CompuCom Division \| Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	2	2	6	3
Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	2		3
Other \| Products, Supplies
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	4	3	6	4
Other \| Products, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		(4)	1	(5)
Other \| Products, Furniture and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	1	2	2	2
Other \| Services, Technology
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	(4)	$ (1)	$ (6)	$ (1)
Other \| Services, Copy Print and Other
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	$ 1