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LITIGATION MATTERS (Details)
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3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 28, 2012
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| Loss contingency, allegations | In June 2011, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and various of its affiliates instituted suit in federal court in Florida alleging that the Company, in approximately 48 shopping centers in the state of Florida and five other states where Dollar Tree and Winn-Dixie are both tenants, is selling goods and products in Dollar Tree stores in violation of an exclusive right of Winn-Dixie to sell and distribute such items. It seeks both monetary damages and injunctive relief. At approximately the same time, Winn-Dixie also sued Dollar General, Inc. and Big Lots, Inc. making essentially the same allegations against them and seeking the same relief. The court consolidated the three cases and the trial began on May 14, 2012. |
| Shopping centers included in the suit | in approximately 48 shopping centers in the state of Florida and five other states |
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Alabama Collective Action [Member]
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| Individuals who filed suit | 1 |
| Individuals currently included in the suit | 265 |
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California Class Action 1 [Member]
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| Individuals who filed suit | 1 |
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Virginia Class Action [Member]
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| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Individuals who filed suit | 34 |
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Federal Fair Labor Standards Act Action [Member]
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| Number of court filings | 6 |
| Loss contingency, Location of alleged violation | The suits were filed in Georgia, Colorado, Florida, Michigan and Illinois. |
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Pending or Threatened Litigation Multi State Litigation [Member]
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| Individuals who filed suit | 3 |
| Loss contingency, Location of alleged violation | the Company's distribution center in Joliet, Illinois |