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Treasury Stock (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Feb. 24, 2014
Treasury Stock Transactions, Excluding Value of Shares Reissued [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Additional Amount Authorized Under Share Repurchase Program |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 tsco_AdditionalAmountAuthorizedUnderShareRepurchaseProgram
Total amount of stock authorized under the repurchase program | 2,000,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 |  |  |
Repurchased shares under the share repurchase program (in shares) | 4.7 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | 2.3 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | 6.1 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares |
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock | (298,497,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock | (129,416,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock | (271,799,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
Remaining authorization under the share repurchase program | $ 863,300,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1 |  |  |

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