Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012 Common Stock	Apr. 30, 2012 Class B Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	COCA COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000317540
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 01, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,141,447	2,088,842