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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Average percentage of sales by product categories (in hundredths) | The following chart indicates the percentage of sales represented by each of our major product categories during fiscal 2012, 2011, and 2010:
| Percent of Sales
Product Category: | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Livestock and Pet | 42 | % |  | 40 | % |  | 39 | %
Hardware, Tools, Truck and Towing | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |
Seasonal, Gift and Toy Products | 20 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 22 |
Clothing and Footwear | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Agriculture | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |
Total | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %

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