Associate Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 04, 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 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

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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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