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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	4 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 16, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 08, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2017	May 09, 2018 USD ($)	May 02, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 09, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized debt financing costs			$ 2				$ 3
Write-off of unamortized debt financing costs	$ 2
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Of Loan					$ 100	$ 34
Revolving ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate cap on restricted payments			$ 502
Dividends permitted per fiscal year								$ 75
Total dividends permitted								$ 175
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at the rate of LIBOR			1.00%
Fourth Term Loan Amendment \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at the rate of LIBOR			3.50%
Payments for debt financing costs	8
Capitalized debt financing costs		$ 5
Amortization of debt financing costs	3
Amortization of debt discount (premium)		$ 2
Write-off of unamortized debt financing costs	$ 2
Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment period prior to maturity			91 days
Line of credit facility amount outstanding, current			$ 6				8
Percentage of net cash proceeds to prepay outstanding loans	100.00%
Maximum period for prepayment of loans outstanding (in days)	90 days
Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of aggregate principal amount to prepay outstanding loans	0.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of aggregate principal amount to prepay outstanding loans	50.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Revolving ABL Credit Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's five year asset-based revolving facility			$ 1,000
6.75% Senior Notes due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	6.75%		6.75%
Write-off of unamortized debt financing costs	$ 1
7.75% Senior Notes due November 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	7.75%		7.75%
Secured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum distributions allowable per debt covenant	$ 125
Leverage Ratio Required For Additional Earnings Distributions, Debt Covenant				3.5
Senior Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio Required For Additional Earnings Distributions, Debt Covenant	2.0
Property, Plant and Equipment \| Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Collateral amount pledged			$ 509				$ 710