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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Mar. 01, 2014
SERP Investment   $ 9,121,000wmk_SerpInvestment $ 8,752,000wmk_SerpInvestment $ 6,900,000wmk_SerpInvestment  
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value   14,400,000us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 7,200,000us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable   1,578,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable 1,882,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable    
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use 2,100,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 2,088,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse  
Self Insurance, Maximum of Workers Compensation Claims Liability per Associate per Claim   2,000,000wmk_SelfInsuranceMaximumOfWorkersCompensationClaimsLiabilityPerAssociatePerClaim      
Stop loss insurance specific deductible         500,000wmk_StopLossInsuranceSpecificDeductible
Stop loss insurance aggregating deductible         250,000wmk_StopLossInsuranceAggregatingDeductible
Cost of Goods Sold, Vendor Allowances   89,500,000wmk_CostOfGoodsSoldVendorAllowances 76,400,000wmk_CostOfGoodsSoldVendorAllowances 75,100,000wmk_CostOfGoodsSoldVendorAllowances  
Vendor Paid Cooperative Advertising Credits   16,000,000wmk_VendorPaidCooperativeAdvertisingCredits 16,000,000wmk_VendorPaidCooperativeAdvertisingCredits 16,400,000wmk_VendorPaidCooperativeAdvertisingCredits  
Accounts Receivable, Earned Advertising Credits   395,000wmk_AccountsReceivableEarnedAdvertisingCredits 440,000wmk_AccountsReceivableEarnedAdvertisingCredits    
Accounts Receivable, Earned Promotional Discounts   5,700,000wmk_AccountsReceivableEarnedPromotionalDiscounts 5,800,000wmk_AccountsReceivableEarnedPromotionalDiscounts    
Unearned Income for Vendor Programs   734,000wmk_UnearnedIncomeForVendorPrograms 911,000wmk_UnearnedIncomeForVendorPrograms    
Advertising Expense   24,600,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 23,500,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 23,500,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense  
ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern [Member]          
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification   0us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis
= wmk_Asu201415PresentationOfFinancialStatementsGoingConcernMember
     
Depreciation Expense [Member]          
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification     (11,500,000)us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= wmk_DepreciationExpenseMember
   
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Change on Net Income     (6,800,000)us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= wmk_DepreciationExpenseMember
   
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Change on Basic Earnings Per Share     $ (0.25)us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnBasicEarningsPerShare
/ us-gaap_AdjustmentsForChangeInAccountingPrincipleAxis
= wmk_DepreciationExpenseMember
   
Prior to March 1, 2012 [Member]          
Self Insurance, Annual Maximum of Health Claims Liability per Associate   750,000wmk_SelfInsuranceAnnualMaximumOfHealthClaimsLiabilityPerAssociate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= wmk_PriorToMarch12012Member
     
Between March 1, 2012 to March 1, 2013 [Member]          
Self Insurance, Annual Maximum of Health Claims Liability per Associate   1,250,000wmk_SelfInsuranceAnnualMaximumOfHealthClaimsLiabilityPerAssociate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= wmk_BetweenMarch12012ToMarch12013Member
     
Between March 1, 2013 to March 1, 2014 [Member]          
Self Insurance, Annual Maximum of Health Claims Liability per Associate   2,000,000wmk_SelfInsuranceAnnualMaximumOfHealthClaimsLiabilityPerAssociate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= wmk_BetweenMarch12013ToMarch12014Member
     
Maximum [Member]          
Property and Casualty Insurance, Deductible   1,000,000wmk_PropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceDeductible
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Minimum [Member]          
Property and Casualty Insurance, Deductible   $ 100,000wmk_PropertyAndCasualtyInsuranceDeductible
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember