Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DIXIE GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000029332
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-26
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Common Class A [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,109,696
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		763,993
Common Class C [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0