Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2016	Nov. 04, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 02, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	COKE
Entity Registrant Name	COCA COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000317540
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-01
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,141,447
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,171,702