Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Jul. 25, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Common Class B [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Common Class C [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DIXIE GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000029332
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-27
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 28, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,995,291	764,191	0