Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial statements which do not include all the information and notes required by such accounting principles for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (generally consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying financial statements. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in The Dixie Group, Inc.'s and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Company") 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The balance sheet as of December 27, 2025 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Operating results for the three month period ended March 28, 2026 is not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire 2026 year. The consolidated condensed financial statements separately report discontinued operations and the results of continuing operations. Unless specifically noted otherwise, disclosures reflect the results of continuing operations only. The results of discontinued operations are presented in Note 20. Restricted Cash Restricted cash represents cash serving as collateral for letters of credit issued for the Company's self-insured workers' compensation program, a lease on one of its facilities and an utility deposit. Going Concern The Company's consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Under U.S. GAAP, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. If substantial doubt is raised, management must also assess whether its plans to mitigate those conditions or events will alleviate that substantial doubt. In performing this assessment, the Company makes significant judgments about its expected liquidity, including projected cash flows from operations, capital expenditure requirements, availability and terms of external financing, compliance with financial covenants in its debt agreements, and other factors that could affect its ability to meet obligations as they become due. These estimates involve assumptions regarding, among other things, future sales volumes and pricing, gross margin performance, timing of collections from customers, payment terms with suppliers, cost‑reduction initiatives, and access to capital markets or other funding sources. As of March 28, 2026, the Company has $55,710 of outstanding indebtedness under its senior credit facility that is classified as a current liability, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $2,346 and unused availability under its senior credit facility of $10,343, subject to a $6,000 minimum excess availability requirement and continued compliance with applicable financial covenants. The Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios and other covenants, which, if not met, could result in an event of default and an acceleration of its outstanding indebtedness. The Company's going concern and liquidity assessment therefore requires significant judgment about its ability to meet these covenants over the next twelve months, including the effectiveness and timing of management’s plans. The Company received waivers or amendments for certain financial covenant violations prior to quarter-end. Compliance with future financial covenants will be dependent on operating performance. At the time of issuance of these financial statements, conditions and events, including recent operating losses, reduced availability under its credit facility, covenant violations and macroeconomic pressures, raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within twelve months after the date the financial statements are issued. Management has developed plans that are intended to improve liquidity and address these conditions, including profit improvement initiatives and seeking additional debt financing. Management is also evaluating the planned sale of an existing building, subject to customary closing conditions and lender payoff requirements, which is expected to generate net cash proceeds that would improve liquidity; however, because the sale has not closed, management has not assumed the full benefit in concluding whether substantial doubt is alleviated. The Company's evaluation of these plans, and its assumptions regarding their execution and timing, requires significant judgment and is subject to inherent uncertainty, therefore management has concluded that these plans do not alleviate the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements do not include adjustments, if any, that may arise from the outcome of this uncertainty. If the Company's actual operating results, cash flows, or access to capital differ materially from its estimates, or if the Company is unable to execute its plans as currently contemplated, the Company may be unable to meet its obligations as they become due or maintain compliance with its debt covenants. In that event, the Company could be required to seek additional financing on less favorable terms, further reduce or delay capital expenditures and other spending, dispose of assets, or pursue other strategic alternatives. Changes in the Company's judgments or assumptions regarding going concern and liquidity could have a material effect on its consolidated condensed financial statements and related disclosures. Variable Interest Entities The Company determines at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which it has made an investment or in which the Company has other variable interests is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company consolidates VIEs when it is the primary beneficiary. The Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE when it has the power to direct activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb the majority of their losses or benefits. If the Company is not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the Company accounts for the investment or other variable interests in a VIE in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP. At each reporting period, the Company assesses whether any changes in our interest or relationship with the entity affect our determination of whether the entity is a VIE and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company entered into an arrangement to pool extrusion machinery whereby the Company and an independent entity, "the Entity", separately purchased machinery to concurrently produce fiber to reduce manufacturing costs. The Entity purchases the raw materials, employs the staff and owns and manages the facility and the production of the fiber. The Company receives all fiber produced on its own machines and pays the Entity an amount equal to the cost of raw materials and an agreed upon allocation of direct and indirect production and overhead costs of the fiber operations. The Company accounts for all amounts paid to the Entity as the cost of raw material inventory. The Company determined that the Entity is a VIE and the Company's arrangement represents a variable interest in the Entity. The Company has determined that the governance and operating structures of this VIE do not allow it to direct the activities that would significantly affect the Entity's economic performance. In addition, the Company does not have an obligation to absorb losses of the Entity. Therefore, the Company is not the primary beneficiary, and the results of operations and financial position of this VIE are not included in the Company's consolidated condensed financial statements. The Company believes its maximum exposure of this unconsolidated VIE is the current carrying value of the equipment at the Entity's location. The carrying value and maximum exposure of this unconsolidated VIE was $6,435 as of March 28, 2026, and is included within property, plant and equipment, net on the Company’s consolidated condensed balance sheets.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial statements which do not include all the information and notes required by such accounting principles for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (generally consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying financial statements. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in The Dixie Group, Inc.'s and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Company") 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The balance sheet as of December 27, 2025 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Operating results for the three month period ended March 28, 2026 is not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire 2026 year.

The consolidated condensed financial statements separately report discontinued operations and the results of continuing operations. Unless specifically noted otherwise, disclosures reflect the results of continuing operations only. The results of discontinued operations are presented in Note 20.

The Company's consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Under U.S. GAAP, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. If substantial doubt is raised, management must also assess whether its plans to mitigate those conditions or events will alleviate that substantial doubt.

In performing this assessment, the Company makes significant judgments about its expected liquidity, including projected cash flows from operations, capital expenditure requirements, availability and terms of external financing, compliance with financial covenants in its debt agreements, and other factors that could affect its ability to meet obligations as they become due. These estimates involve assumptions regarding, among other things, future sales volumes and pricing, gross margin performance, timing of collections from customers, payment terms with suppliers, cost‑reduction initiatives, and access to capital markets or other funding sources.

As of March 28, 2026, the Company has $55,710 of outstanding indebtedness under its senior credit facility that is classified as a current liability, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $2,346 and unused availability under its senior credit facility of $10,343, subject to a $6,000 minimum excess availability requirement and continued compliance with applicable financial covenants. The Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios and other covenants, which, if not met, could result in an event of default and an acceleration of its outstanding indebtedness. The Company's going concern and liquidity assessment therefore requires significant judgment about its ability to meet these covenants over the next twelve months, including the effectiveness and timing of management’s plans. The Company received waivers or amendments for certain financial covenant violations prior to quarter-end. Compliance with future financial covenants will be dependent on operating performance.

At the time of issuance of these financial statements, conditions and events, including recent operating losses, reduced availability under its credit facility, covenant violations and macroeconomic pressures, raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within twelve months after the date the financial statements are issued. Management has developed plans that are intended to improve liquidity and address these conditions, including profit improvement initiatives and seeking additional debt financing. Management is also evaluating the planned sale of an existing building, subject to customary closing conditions and lender payoff requirements, which is expected to generate net cash proceeds that would improve liquidity; however, because the sale has not closed, management has not assumed the full benefit in concluding whether substantial doubt is alleviated. The Company's evaluation of these plans, and its assumptions regarding their execution and timing, requires significant judgment and is subject to inherent uncertainty, therefore management has concluded that these plans do not alleviate the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements do not include adjustments, if any, that may arise from the outcome of this uncertainty.

If the Company's actual operating results, cash flows, or access to capital differ materially from its estimates, or if the Company is unable to execute its plans as currently contemplated, the Company may be unable to meet its obligations as they become due or maintain compliance with its debt covenants. In that event, the Company could be required to seek additional financing on less favorable terms, further reduce or delay capital expenditures and other spending, dispose of assets, or pursue other strategic alternatives. Changes in the Company's judgments or assumptions regarding going concern and liquidity could have a material effect on its consolidated condensed financial statements and related disclosures.

The Company determines at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which it has made an investment or in which the Company has other variable interests is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company consolidates VIEs when it is the primary beneficiary. The Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE when it has the power to direct activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb the majority of their losses or benefits. If the Company is not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the Company accounts for the investment or other variable interests in a VIE in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP. At each reporting period, the Company assesses whether any changes in our interest or relationship with the entity affect our determination of whether the entity is a VIE and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary.

The Company entered into an arrangement to pool extrusion machinery whereby the Company and an independent entity, "the Entity", separately purchased machinery to concurrently produce fiber to reduce manufacturing costs. The Entity purchases the raw materials, employs the staff and owns and manages the facility and the production of the fiber. The Company receives all fiber produced on its own machines and pays the Entity an amount equal to the cost of raw materials and an agreed upon allocation of direct and indirect production and overhead costs of the fiber operations. The Company accounts for all amounts paid to the Entity as the cost of raw material inventory.

The Company determined that the Entity is a VIE and the Company's arrangement represents a variable interest in the Entity. The Company has determined that the governance and operating structures of this VIE do not allow it to direct the activities that would significantly affect the Entity's economic performance. In addition, the Company does not have an obligation to absorb losses of the Entity. Therefore, the Company is not the primary beneficiary, and the results of operations and financial position of this VIE are not included in the Company's consolidated condensed financial statements. The Company believes its maximum exposure of this unconsolidated VIE is the current carrying value of the equipment at the Entity's location. The carrying value and maximum exposure of this unconsolidated VIE was $6,435 as of March 28, 2026, and is included within property, plant and equipment, net on the Company’s consolidated condensed balance sheets.