Associate Retirement Plans (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Apr. 19, 2014

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs

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

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of one or more of the entity's defined benefit pension plans or one or more other defined benefit postretirement plans, separately for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans including the entity's schedule of fair value of plan assets for defined benefit or other postretirement plans.

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