Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011	Jan. 29, 2012 COMMON STOCK	Jan. 29, 2012 CLASS A STOCK
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 01, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	SR
Entity Registrant Name	STANDARD REGISTER CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000093456
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-01
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float		$ 40,695,170
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			25,219,325	4,725,000