Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, End of Fiscal Quarter

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Line-of-Credit Arrangement

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Paragraph 14

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(f))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph f

-Article 4

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

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-Paragraph 14

-Subparagraph (b)

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Long-Term Debt (Revolving Credit Agreement) (Details) (USD $)			1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 25, 2012 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member]	Sep. 25, 2012 Minimum [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 25, 2012 Minimum [Member] LIBOR [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 25, 2012 Minimum [Member] Applicable Margin Range [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 25, 2012 Maximum [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 25, 2012 Maximum [Member] LIBOR [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]	Sep. 25, 2012 Maximum [Member] Applicable Margin Range [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capactiy			$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Increase in additional borrowings			100,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate								1.00%	2.00%			2.25%	3.25%
Commitment fee percentage						0.375%				0.50%
Revolving line of credit	142,800,000	35,590,000
Consolidated interest coverage ratio							2.50				1.00
Consolidated total leverage ratio							4.50				1.00
Consolidated total leverage ratio at end of fiscal quarter							3.00				1.00
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount					10,000,000
Current borrowing capacity				$ 97,200,000