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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Segment Information (Operations By Lines Of Business) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 25, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 25, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	$ 984,562,174	$ 946,151,967	$ 1,998,348,252	$ 1,928,910,306
Total income from operations	23,554,173	25,051,912	59,442,675	57,218,295
Total assets	1,774,575,834		1,774,575,834		$ 1,733,305,774
Elimination of intercompany receivable [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total assets	(1,478,000)		(1,478,000)		(2,469,000)
Grocery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	348,883,000	342,188,000	712,208,000	703,089,000
Non-foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	208,414,000	201,258,000	426,159,000	413,568,000
Perishables [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	261,385,000	248,673,000	526,679,000	504,522,000
Gasoline [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	136,538,000	118,083,000	273,213,000	236,606,000
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	955,220,000	910,202,000	1,938,259,000	1,857,785,000
Total income from operations	20,385,000	20,606,000	53,288,000	49,597,000
Total assets	1,641,583,000		1,641,583,000		1,600,699,000
Other Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	29,342,000	35,950,000	60,089,000	71,125,000
Total income from operations	3,169,000	$ 4,446,000	6,155,000	$ 7,621,000
Total assets	$ 134,471,000		$ 134,471,000		$ 135,076,000