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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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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Segment Information (Operations By Lines Of Business) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 29, 2018
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	$ 1,001,843,929	$ 984,562,174	$ 2,063,680,587	$ 1,998,348,252
Total income from operations	30,745,989	23,554,173	70,209,528	59,442,675
Total assets	1,842,497,882		1,842,497,882		$ 1,824,910,820
Elimination of intercompany receivable [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total assets	(1,546,000)		(1,546,000)		(2,378,000)
Grocery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	351,558,000	348,883,000	727,197,000	712,208,000
Non-foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	223,067,000	208,414,000	455,564,000	426,159,000
Perishables [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	267,565,000	261,385,000	542,960,000	526,679,000
Gasoline [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	127,985,000	136,538,000	274,496,000	273,213,000
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	970,175,000	955,220,000	2,000,217,000	1,938,259,000
Total income from operations	26,434,000	20,385,000	62,051,000	53,288,000
Total assets	1,665,344,000		1,665,344,000		1,679,301,000
Other Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Line Items]
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	31,669,000	29,342,000	63,464,000	60,089,000
Total income from operations	4,312,000	$ 3,169,000	8,159,000	$ 6,155,000
Total assets	$ 178,700,000		$ 178,700,000		$ 147,988,000