Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 13, 2013
Entity 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	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	STATER BROS HOLDINGS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000882829
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-29
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0