2.4.0.82111100 - Disclosure - Dividends and Stock Redemptiontruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q3YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000882829duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_EquityAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2stbro_DividendsDisclosureTextBlockstbro_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Dividends and Stock Redemption</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On December 23, 2011, the Company paid a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$5.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> dividend to La Cadena Investments (“La Cadena”), the sole shareholder of the Company and on December 27, 2012, the Company paid a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$5.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> dividend to La Cadena.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">March 16, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company redeemed </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">658</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of its class A Common Stock for approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$8.8 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The redemption was for shares held by </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">two</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> trusts created under the Moseley Family Revocable Trust (the "Moseley Trusts") which La Cadena had distributed to the Moseley Trusts prior to the redemption of the shares.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 13, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company redeemed </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">658</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of its class A Common Stock for approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$8.8 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The redemption was for shares held by the Moseley Trusts which La Cadena had distributed to the Moseley Trusts prior to the redemption of the shares.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company had the ability and right to make restricted payments, including dividends, of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$15.3 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDividends Disclosure [Text Block]No definition available.false0falseDividends and Stock RedemptionUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.staterbros.com/role/DividendsAndStockRedemption12