Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 01, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SR
Entity Registrant Name	STANDARD REGISTER CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000093456
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	26,300,301
Class A stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	4,725,000