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Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Schedule Defined Contribution Benefit Plan
Percentage match by company applicable to first 3 percent of employee's contribution	100.00%tsco_PercentageMatchByCompanyApplicableToFirst3PercentOfEmployeesContribution
Percentage match by company applicable to next 3 percent of employee's contribution	50.00%tsco_PercentageMatchByCompanyApplicableToNext3PercentOfEmployeesContribution
Maximum percentage of employee's eligible compensation eligible for 100% match (in hundredths)	3.00%tsco_MaximumPercentageOfEmployeesCompensationEligibleFor100Match
Minimum percentage of employee's compensation eligible for 50% match	3.00%tsco_MinimumPercentageofEmployeesCompensationEligibleFor50Match
Maximum percentage of employee's compensation eligible for 50% match	6.00%tsco_MaximumPercentageOfEmployeessCompensationEligibleFor50Match
Company maximum match as a percentage of eligible compensation (in hundredths)	4.50%tsco_CompanyMaximumMatchAsPercentageOfEligibleCompensation
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized	$ 5.6us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	$ 4.9us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	$ 4.4us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized

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- Definition

Represents the maximum company match as a percentage of eligible compensation to be paid by the entity in a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum percentage of employee's compensation eligible for 100% match to be paid by the entity in a defined contribution plan.

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Represents the maximum percentage of employee's compensation eligible for 50% match to be paid by the entity in a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Represents the minimum percentage of employee's compensation eligible for 50% match to be paid by the entity in a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage matched by company in a defined benefit plan, applicable to 0-3% of employee's contribution.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage matched by company in a defined benefit plan, applicable to the next 3-6% of employee's contribution.

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- Definition

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 70

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942

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