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Associate Retirement Plans | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 04, 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 40 weeks ended October 4, 2014 and October 12, 2013:
(In thousands) 12 Weeks Ended |  | Cash Balance Pension Plan |  |  | Super Foods Pension Plan |
|  | October 4, 2014 |  |  | October 12, 2013 |  |  | October 4, 2014 |
Interest cost |  | $ | 556 |  |  | $ | 517 |  |  | $ | 461 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (867 | ) |  |  | (944 | ) |  |  | (532 | )
Recognized actuarial net loss |  |  | 228 |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | — |
Net periodic income |  | $ | (83 | ) |  | $ | (127 | ) |  | $ | (71 | )
Settlement expense |  |  | 261 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total expense (income) |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | (127 | ) |  | $ | (71 | )
(In thousands) 12 Weeks Ended |  | SERP |  |  | Spartan Stores Medical Plan |
|  | October 4, 2014 |  |  | October 12, 2013 |  |  | October 4, 2014 |  |  | October 12, 2013 |
Service cost |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 59 |
Interest cost |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | 89 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (37 | ) |  |  | (13 | )
Recognized actuarial net loss |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 41 |
Net periodic cost |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 176 |
(In thousands) 40 Weeks Ended |  | Cash Balance Pension Plan |  |  | Super Foods Pension Plan |
|  | October 4, 2014 |  |  | October 12, 2013 |  |  | October 4, 2014 |
Interest cost |  | $ | 1,854 |  |  | $ | 1,804 |  |  | $ | 1,536 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (2,891 | ) |  |  | (3,241 | ) |  |  | (1,773 | )
Recognized actuarial net loss |  |  | 761 |  |  |  | 995 |  |  |  | — |
Net periodic income |  | $ | (276 | ) |  | $ | (442 | ) |  | $ | (237 | )
Settlement expense |  |  | 783 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total expense (income) |  | $ | 507 |  |  | $ | (442 | ) |  | $ | (237 | )
(In thousands) 40 Weeks Ended |  | SERP |  |  | Spartan Stores Medical Plan |
|  | October 4, 2014 |  |  | October 12, 2013 |  |  | October 4, 2014 |  |  | October 12, 2013 |
Service cost |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 183 |
Interest cost |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 303 |  |  |  | 300 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | (42 | )
Recognized actuarial net loss |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 127 |
Net periodic cost |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 340 |  |  | $ | 568 |
The Company made contributions of $2.0 million and $1.1 million to the Super Foods Pension Plan during the 40 weeks and 12 weeks ended October 4, 2014, respectively, 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 40 weeks ended October 4, 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. SpartanNash 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 40 weeks ended October 4, 2014 and October 12, 2013 were $10.3 million and $7.2 million, respectively.

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