Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Nov. 02, 2017
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DIXIE GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000029332
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Common Class A [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,279,812
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		861,499
Common Class C [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0