Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Nov. 01, 2018
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DIXIE GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000029332
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Common Class A [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,525,088
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		936,804
Common Class C [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0