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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Average percentage of sales by product categories (in hundredths) | The following chart indicates the percentage of net sales represented by each major product category during fiscal 2016, 2015, and 2014:
| Percent of Net Sales
Product Category: | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Livestock and Pet | 46 | % |  | 44 | % |  | 44 | %
Hardware, Tools and Truck | 22 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 22 |
Seasonal, Gift and Toy Products | 19 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |
Clothing and Footwear | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 9 |
Agriculture | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Total | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %

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