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Associate Retirement Plans | 4 Months Ended
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Apr. 19, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Associate Retirement Plans | Note 7 Associate Retirement Plans The following table provides the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the first quarters ended April 19, 2014 and April 27, 2013:
|  | Cash Balance Pension Plan |  |  | Super Foods Pension Plan |
(In thousands) 16 Weeks Ended |  | April 19, 2014 |  |  | April 27, 2013 |  |  | April 19, 2014 |
Interest cost |  | $ | 741 |  |  | $ | 770 |  |  | $ | 614 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (1,156 | ) |  |  | (1,353 | ) |  |  | (709 | )
Recognized actuarial net loss |  |  | 305 |  |  |  | 395 |  |  |  | — |
Net periodic benefit |  | $ | (110 | ) |  | $ | (188 | ) |  | $ | (95 | )
|  | SERP |  |  | Spartan Stores Medical Plan |
(In thousands) 16 Weeks Ended |  | April 19, 2014 |  |  | April 27, 2013 |  |  | April 19, 2014 |  |  | April 27, 2013 |
Service cost |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 65 |
Interest cost |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 121 |  |  |  | 122 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | (16 | )
Recognized actuarial net loss |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 45 |
Net periodic cost |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 216 |
The Company made contributions of $0.9 million to the Super Foods Pension Plan during the 16 weeks ended April 19, 2014 and expects to make contributions totaling $2.3 million for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2015. No contributions were made to the Cash Balance Pension Plan for the 16 weeks ended April 19, 2014 nor are any expected to be made for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2015. As previously stated in Note 6, SpartanNash contributes to the Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (“Fund”) (EIN 7456500) at a pro rata fraction of 1% of total contributions. Spartan Nash’s employer contributions during the 39-week transition fiscal year ended December 28, 2013 totaled $6.8 million, which Fund administrators represent is less than 5% of total employer contributions to the Fund. SpartanNash’s employer contributions for the 16 weeks ended April 19, 2014 and April 27, 2013 were $4.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

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