Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012	Jun. 29, 2012	Mar. 01, 2013 Common Stock	Mar. 01, 2013 Class B Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	COCA COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000317540
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 299,362,116
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			7,141,447	2,088,842