Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	COCA COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000317540
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,141,447	2,108,962