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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (Maximum [Member], Nash-Finch Company [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 04, 2014
Maximum [Member] | Nash-Finch Company [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Legal fees and expense	$ 550,000

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- Definition

The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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