Litigation Matters

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Litigation Matters

Litigation Matters

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is party to various legal actions which it believes are incidental to the operation of its business and the business of its subsidiaries. The Company records an appropriate provision when the occurrence of loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes that the outcome of such legal proceedings to which it is currently a party will not have a material effect upon its consolidated financial statements.

In May of 2011, Markets was served with an action filed in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Riverside (“Harold F. Lunsford et al. v. Stater Bros. Markets”) seeking individual and potential class action damages including associated penalties for Markets’ alleged failure to provide meal periods, rest periods or compensation in lieu thereof and alleged failure to pay certain wages for terminated employees. On January 26, 2012, following a mediation, this case was settled which settlement was approved by the court. The full settlement amount was recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2012 and the full amount was paid in fiscal 2013.