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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Average percentage of sales by product categories (in hundredths) | The following chart indicates the percentage of sales represented by each major product category during fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011:
| Percent of Sales
Product Category: | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Livestock and Pet | 43 | % |  | 42 | % |  | 40 | %
Hardware, Tools and Truck | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |
Seasonal, Gift and Toy Products | 20 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 21 |
Clothing and Footwear | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10 |
Agriculture | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |
Total | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %

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