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Commitments and contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2009 Cynthia Richter, et al. v. Dolgencorp, Inc ("Richter") Employees	Jul. 29, 2011 Cynthia Richter, et al. v. Dolgencorp, Inc ("Richter") Plaintiffs	Mar. 11, 2008 Janet Calvert v. Dolgencorp, Inc ("Calvert") Plaintiffs	Jul. 29, 2011 Janet Calvert v. Dolgencorp, Inc ("Calvert")	Jun. 30, 2010 Shaleka Gross, et al v. Dollar General Corporation Plaintiffs	Sep. 30, 2010 Cynthia Walker, et al. v. Dollar General Corporation, et al. Plaintiffs Defendants	Jul. 29, 2011 Cynthia Walker, et al. v. Dollar General Corporation, et al. Days	May 31, 2011 Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., et al. v. Dolgencorp, LLC Stores	Apr. 29, 2011 Interest rate swap settlement	May 31, 2010 Interest rate swap settlement	Nov. 30, 2008 Interest rate swap settlement
Legal proceedings
Minimum number of current or former Dollar General store managers to whom notice was mailed	28,000
Approximate number of persons who opted into the lawsuit		3,860
Approximate number of opt-in plaintiffs who filed consent forms			2,100
Settlement consideration				$ 15.5
Plaintiffs' legal fees				3.25
Aggregate anticipated settlement payments				18.75
Expected reimbursement from Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)				15.9
Insurance coverage under Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)				20
Number of persons who filed lawsuit					3
Number of corporate defendants						2
Approximate number of plaintiffs added to the lawsuit						8
Number of plaintiffs dismissed						2
Period of filing of response to any conditional certification motion (in days)							30
Number of stores co-located with one of the plaintiffs' store								90
Interest rate swap settlement payment									9.85		7.60
Demand for additional settlement amount of interest rate swap										$ 19