CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 02, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 212,211	$ 164,479
Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts of $1,648 and $1,471	59,267	47,088
Refundable Income Taxes	27,583	15,055
Inventories	305,106	287,137
Deferred Income Taxes	6,044	1,321
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	24,182	24,576
Assets of Discontinued Operations		220,017
Total Current Assets	634,393	759,673
Property, Net of Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization	1,102,703	1,019,468
Investments	107,424	112,556
Goodwill	19,301
Intangible Assets	15,039	13,609
Other Long-Term Assets	73,628	79,118
Total Assets	1,952,488	1,984,424
Current Liabilities
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	4,219	3,902
Accounts Payable	281,142	252,859
Accrued Compensation	69,390	63,236
Other Current Liabilities	96,887	87,805
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		71,571
Total Current Liabilities	451,638	479,373
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	208,271	283,428
Deferred Income Taxes	10,941	19,674
Pension Liabilities	119,883	113,617
Other Long-Term Liabilities	124,136	113,250
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity
Common Stock, no par value - Shares Outstanding: 49,292,585 and 49,147,817, respectively	111,347	104,211
Retained Earnings	1,039,935	984,535
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(113,663)	(123,370)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income of Discontinued Operations		3,899
Total Equity of Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.	1,037,619	969,275
Noncontrolling Interest of Discontinued Operations		5,807
Total Equity	1,037,619	975,082
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,952,488	$ 1,984,424