2.4.0.82101100 - Disclosure - Basis of Presentationtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q3YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000882829duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1stbro_BasisOfPresentationAbstractstbro_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_BasisOfAccountingus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<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;">Basis of Presentation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">thirty-nine weeks ended</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June&#160;30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be experienced for the fiscal year ending </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">September&#160;29, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The consolidated balance sheet at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">September&#160;30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company&#8217;s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">September&#160;30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the basis of accounting, or basis of presentation, used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).No definition available.false0Basis of PresentationfalseBasis of PresentationUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.staterbros.com/role/BasisOfPresentation12