| Component: (Network and Table) | |
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| Network | 2307301 - Disclosure - Mortgage (Tables) (http://www.bluelinxco.com/role/MortgageTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001301787 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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2016-01-03 - 2016-12-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule of Mortgage Payments |
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