Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	May 13, 2014
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	STATER BROS HOLDINGS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000882829
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		31,863