General	9 Months Ended
General	Sep. 24, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General: Nature of Business Founded in 1938, Tractor Supply Company (the “Company,” “Tractor Supply,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States (“U.S.”). The Company is focused on supplying the needs of recreational farmers, ranchers, and all those who enjoy living the rural lifestyle (which we refer to as the “Out Here” lifestyle). The Company's stores are located primarily in towns outlying major metropolitan markets and in rural communities. The Company also owns and operates Petsense, LLC ("Petsense by Tractor Supply"), a small-box pet specialty supply retailer focused on meeting the needs of pet owners, primarily in small and mid-sized communities, and offering a variety of pet products and services. At September 24, 2022, the Company operated a total of 2,207 retail stores in 49 states (2,027 Tractor Supply retail stores and 180 Petsense by Tractor Supply retail stores) and also offered an expanded assortment of products through the Tractor Supply mobile application and online at TractorSupply.com and Petsense.com. On October 12, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Orscheln Farm and Home, LLC (“Orscheln”). The Company acquired 166 Orscheln stores for approximately $320 million before working capital adjustments. As part of the remedy reached with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), the Company divested 85 store locations to two buyers shortly after the closing of the acquisition. Proceeds from the store divestitures were approximately $72 million. The acquisition was financed with cash-on-hand and borrowings under the 2022 Senior Credit Facility (as defined below). Refer to Note 11, “Subsequent Events” for more information. Basis of Presentation The accompanying interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021. The results of operations for our interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year. New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In September 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-04, " Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations," which makes a number of changes meant to add certain disclosure requirements for a buyer in a supplier finance program. The amendments are effective for all companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 on a retrospective basis. The Company plans to adopt this ASU effective January 1, 2023 and is currently evaluating the impact these disclosures will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope.” This collective guidance is in response to accounting concerns regarding contract modifications and hedge accounting because of impending rate reform associated with structural risks of interbank offered rates (“IBORs”), and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Inter-Bank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") related to regulators in several jurisdictions around the world having undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The adoption of this guidance is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The primary contract and hedging relationship for which LIBOR was used as of September 24, 2022 are the Senior Credit Facility (as defined below) and related interest rate swap. The Senior Credit Facility was replaced by the 2022 Senior Credit Facility (as defined below) on September 30, 2022. In connection with the debt refinancing, the Company transitioned from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") and elected the optional expedients under the standard. Refer to Note 11, "Subsequent Events" for more information.