Significant Accounting Policies (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($) store state	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Nature of business
Number of states in which rural lifestyle retail stores are operated by the company | state		49
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification		$ 2,084,880,000	$ 0	$ 0
Adoption of ASU 2017-12		700,000
Reclassification of stranded tax effects (ASU 2018-02)		0	0	595,000
Self insurance reserves [Abstract]
Workers compensation and general liability deductible		500,000
Self-insurance reserves	$ 60,500,000	64,600,000	60,500,000
Impairment of long-lived assets
Impairment charges		0	0	0
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment		0	0	0
Revenue recognition and sales returns
Reserve for sales returns	11,300,000	11,900,000
Revenue Recognition Gift Card		3,000,000.0	2,600,000	2,400,000
Advertising costs
Advertising expenses		86,600,000	83,400,000	81,300,000
Prepaid advertising costs	1,300,000	600,000	1,300,000
Warehousing and distribution costs
Distribution center costs		231,500,000	209,700,000	182,100,000
Preopening costs
Preopening costs		$ 8,100,000	8,500,000	$ 10,800,000
Cash and cash equivalents
Minimum processing time for payments due from banks for customer credit card transactions		24
Maximum processing time for payments due from banks for customer credit card transactions		48
Fair value disclosures
Senior Credit Facility amount outstanding	408,800,000	$ 397,500,000	408,800,000
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	5,800,000	300,000	5,800,000
Property and equipment
Cost of option to purchase the real property		1
Furniture and Fixtures, Gross	645,702,000	729,272,000	645,702,000
Computer software and hardware, gross	349,500,000	440,222,000	349,500,000
Construction in Progress, Gross	130,812,000	39,110,000	130,812,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,203,084,000	1,387,535,000	1,203,084,000
Buildings and Improvements, Gross	1,110,767,000	1,242,544,000	1,110,767,000
Land	100,767,000	100,343,000	100,767,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	2,337,548,000	2,551,491,000	2,337,548,000
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,134,464,000	$ 1,163,956,000	$ 1,134,464,000
Parent Company [Member]
Nature of business
Number of rural lifestyle retail stores operated by the company | store		2,024
Subsidiaries [Member]
Nature of business
Number of rural lifestyle retail stores operated by the company | store		1,844
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Nature of business
Number of rural lifestyle retail stores operated by the company | store		180
Franklin, KY DC
Property and equipment
Industrial Revenue Bond, Maturity Date		30 years
Maximum Principal Amount of Bond Authorized		$ 54,000,000.0
Net Bond Proceeds Issued		$ 51,800,000
Macon, GA DC
Property and equipment
Industrial Revenue Bond, Maturity Date		15 years
Maximum Principal Amount of Bond Authorized		$ 58,000,000.0
Net Bond Proceeds Issued		$ 49,900,000
Brentwood, TN SSC
Property and equipment
Industrial Revenue Bond, Maturity Date		10 years
Maximum Principal Amount of Bond Authorized		$ 78,000,000.0
Net Bond Proceeds Issued		$ 75,300,000
Building | Minimum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		30 years
Building | Maximum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		35 years
Leaseholds and Building Improvements | Minimum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		1 year
Leaseholds and Building Improvements | Maximum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		35 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Minimum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		5 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Maximum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		10 years
Computer software and hardware | Minimum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		2 years
Computer software and hardware | Maximum
Property and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		7 years
TEXAS
Self insurance reserves [Abstract]
Workers compensation and general liability deductible		$ 500,000