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Credit Agreement (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
May 16, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Line of Credit Facility      
Senior credit facility borrowings $ 400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity $ 250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity  
Borrowing Capacity 30,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity 20,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity  
Senior Credit Facility amount outstanding 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit   0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Credit agreement increased option   150,000,000tsco_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseOption  
Letters of credit outstanding $ 40,700,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount   $ 38,200,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Bank's base rate (in hundredths) 3.25%tsco_BanksBaseRate    
London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (in hundredths) 0.17%tsco_LondonInterBankOfferRate    
Percentage of additional interest, minimum (in hundredths) 0.40%tsco_AdditionalInterestMinimum    
Percentage of additional interest, maximum (in hundredths) 1.00%tsco_AdditionalInterestMaximum    
Percentage of additional interest, actual (in hundredths) 0.50%tsco_LineOfCredtiFacilityAdditionalPercentageToBaseRateActual    
Commitment fee for unused capacity, minimum (in hundredths) 0.08%tsco_CommitmentFeeMinimum    
Commitment fee for unused capacity, maximum (in hundredths) 0.20%tsco_CommitmentFeeMaximum    
Line of credit unused capacity fee percentage (in hundredths) 0.10%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage    
Number of material covenants requiring quarterly compliance 2tsco_NumberOfMaterialCovenantsRequiringQuarterlyCompliance    
Credit agreement covenant terms The fixed charge coverage ratio compares earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock compensation and rent expense (“consolidated EBITDAR”) to the sum of interest paid and rental expense (excluding any straight-line rent adjustments).  The leverage ratio compares total debt plus rental expense (excluding any straight-line rent adjustments) multiplied by a factor of six to consolidated EBITDAR.  The Senior Credit Facility also contains certain other restrictions regarding additional indebtedness, capital expenditures, business operations, guarantees, investments, mergers, consolidations and sales of assets, transactions with subsidiaries or affiliates, and liens.