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Long Term Debt - Summary of Interest Expense Recognized and Effective Interest (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 05, 2013
Mar. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Amortization of discount on convertible senior notes $ 2,903us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium $ 3,282us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual coupon interest   2,687us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sptn_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
Amortization of discount on convertible senior notes   3,282us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sptn_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
Interest expense   $ 5,969us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sptn_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
Effective interest rate   8.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sptn_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember