Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Computation of Basic Net Income Per Share and Diluted Net Income Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Numerator for basic and diluted net income (loss) per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Net income (loss) attributable to Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	$ 14,662	$ (6,831)
Less dividends:
Total undistributed earnings (losses) – basic	12,318	(9,170)
Total undistributed earnings (losses) – diluted	12,318	(9,170)
Numerator for diluted net income (loss) per Common Stock share:
Numerator for diluted net income (loss) per Common Stock share	14,662	(6,831)
Common Stock
Less dividends:
Common Stock	1,786	1,785
Total undistributed earnings (losses) – basic	9,385	(6,996)
Total undistributed earnings (losses) – diluted	9,314	(6,996)
Numerator for basic net income (loss) per Common Stock share:
Numerator for basic net income (loss) per Common Stock share	$ 11,171	$ (5,211)
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	7,141	7,141
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	9,444	9,360
Basic net income (loss) per share:
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.56	$ (0.73)
Diluted net income (loss) per share:
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.55	$ (0.73)
Class B Common Stock
Less dividends:
Common Stock	$ 558	$ 554
Total undistributed earnings (losses) – basic	2,933	(2,174)
Total undistributed earnings (losses) – diluted	3,004	(2,174)
Numerator for basic net income (loss) per Common Stock share:
Numerator for basic net income (loss) per Common Stock share	3,491	(1,620)
Numerator for diluted net income (loss) per Common Stock share:
Numerator for diluted net income (loss) per Common Stock share	$ 3,562	$ (1,620)
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	2,232	2,219
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	2,303	2,219
Basic net income (loss) per share:
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.56	$ (0.73)
Diluted net income (loss) per share:
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.55	$ (0.73)