Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2014	Oct. 13, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 26, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	TBI
Entity Registrant Name	TrueBlue, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000768899
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-26
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		42,515,269