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Segment Reporting (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2010
Segment Reporting [Abstract] 
Average percentage of sales by product categories (in hundredths)
Tractor Supply Company has one reportable segment which is the retail sale of farm and ranch products.  The Company manages the business on the basis of one operating segment.  The following chart indicates the average percentage of sales represented by each of our major product categories for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2011 and September 25, 2010:


   
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September 24, 2011
  
September 25, 2010
  
September 24, 2011
  
September 25, 2010
 
Product Category:
            
Livestock and Pet
  43%  41%  42%  40%
Hardware, Tools and Truck
  24   24   23   23 
Seasonal, Gift and Toy Products
  19   20   21   22 
Agriculture
  7   8   7   8 
Clothing and Footwear
  7   7   7   7 
Total
  100%  100%  100%  100%