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Associate Retirement Plans
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 12, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Associate Retirement Plans

Note 8 Associate Retirement Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the 12 weeks and 28 weeks ended July 12, 2014 and July 20, 2013:

 

(In thousands)

12 Weeks Ended

    Cash Balance
Pension Plan		     Super Foods
Pension Plan		  
     July 12,
2014		     July 20,
2013		     July 12,
2014		  

Interest cost

    $ 557      $ 517      $ 461   

Expected return on plan assets

      (868 )      (944 )      (532 ) 

Recognized actuarial net loss

      228        300        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic income

    $ (83 )    $ (127 )    $ (71 ) 

Settlement expense

      522        —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total expense (income)

    $ 439      $ (127 )    $ (71 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(In thousands)

12 Weeks Ended

    SERP      Spartan Stores
Medical Plan		  
     July 12,
2014		      July 20,
2013		      July 12,
2014		     July 20,
2013		  

Service cost

    $ —         $ —         $ 43      $ 59   

Interest cost

      8         8         91        89   

Amortization of prior service cost

      —           —           (37 )      (13 ) 

Recognized actuarial net loss

      7         6         5        41   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic cost

    $ 15       $ 14       $ 102      $ 176   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(In thousands)

28 Weeks Ended

    Cash Balance
Pension Plan		     Super Foods
Pension Plan		  
     July 12,
2014		     July 20,
2013		     July 12,
2014		  

Interest cost

    $ 1,298      $ 1,287      $ 1,075   

Expected return on plan assets

      (2,024 )      (2,297 )      (1,241 ) 

Recognized actuarial net loss

      533        695        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic income

    $ (193 )    $ (315 )    $ (166 ) 

Settlement expense

      522        —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total expense (income)

    $ 329      $ (315 )    $ (166 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(In thousands)

28 Weeks Ended

    SERP      Spartan Stores
Medical Plan		  
     July 12,
2014		      July 20,
2013		      July 12,
2014		     July 20,
2013		  

Service cost

    $ —         $ —         $ 100      $ 124   

Interest cost

      19         20         212        211   

Amortization of prior service cost

      —           —           (85 )      (29 ) 

Recognized actuarial net loss

      16         16         11        86   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic cost

    $ 35       $ 36       $ 238      $ 392   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

  

The Company made contributions of $0.9 million to the Super Foods Pension Plan during the 28 weeks and 12 weeks ended July 12, 2014, and expects to make contributions totaling $2.4 million for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2015. No contributions were made to the Cash Balance Pension Plan for the 28 weeks ended July 12, 2014, nor are any expected to be made for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2015.

As previously stated in Note 7, SpartanNash contributes to the Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (“Fund”) (EIN 7456500) under the terms of the existing collective bargaining agreements and in the amounts set forth in the related collective bargaining agreements. 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 28 weeks ended July 12, 2014 and July 20, 2013 were $7.3 million and $5.1 million, respectively.