Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Rights to Duty Refunds

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Rights to Duty Refunds, Ancillary Fees

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Number of Lumber Mills

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Amount of interest income attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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-Topic 205
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
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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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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of tariffs due either from customers or suppliers arising from sales or purchases, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities or vendors.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2024 USD ($)	May 06, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) mill
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of lumber mills \| mill			6
Duties receivable	$ 40
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Lumber and Newsprint Facilities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Rights to duty refunds			$ 112
Ancillary fees			$ 1
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale \| Lumber and Newsprint Facilities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Interest earned	$ 10
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale \| Lumber and Newsprint Facilities \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration receivable		$ 39