Associate Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Oct. 04, 2014

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

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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The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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