General (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($) store state	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Nature of business [Abstract]
Number of rural lifestyle retail stores operated by the company	1,990
Number of states in which rural lifestyle retail stores are operated by the company | state	49
Adoption of ASC 842 | $	$ 2,084,880	$ 0
Adoption of ASU 2017-12 | $	$ 700
TSCO stores [Domain]
Nature of business [Abstract]
Number of rural lifestyle retail stores operated by the company	1,814
Petsense stores [Domain]
Nature of business [Abstract]
Number of rural lifestyle retail stores operated by the company	176