Associate Retirement Plans (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Apr. 25, 2015

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 16 weeks ended April 25, 2015 and April 19, 2014:

(In thousands)	April 25,			April 19,
16 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	1,023		$	1,355			$	741		$	614
Expected return on plan assets		(1,515	)		(1,865	)			(1,156	)		(709	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		255			305				305			—
Net periodic benefit	$	(237	)	$	(205	)		$	(110	)	$	(95	)
Settlement expense		—			—				—			—
Total expense (income)	$	(237	)	$	(205	)		$	(110	)	$	(95	)

(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
16 Weeks Ended	April 25,			April 19,				April 25,			April 19,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—			$	71		$	57
Interest cost		10			11				125			121
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—				(49	)		(48	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		13			9				53			6
Net periodic benefit	$	23		$	20			$	200		$	136

*The amounts above reflect the combined values of the Cash Balance and Super Foods Pension Plans as of April 19, 2014.

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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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