DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	SR
Entity Registrant Name	STANDARD REGISTER CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000093456
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	8,188,406
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	944,996