Associate Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 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 12 weeks and 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014:

(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
12 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	767		$	1,018			$	557		$	461
Expected return on plan assets		(1,136	)		(1,400	)			(868	)		(532	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		191			228				228			—
Net periodic benefit	$	(178	)	$	(154	)		$	(83	)	$	(71	)
Settlement expense		131			522				522			—
Total expense (income)	$	(47	)	$	368			$	439		$	(71	)

(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
12 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—			$	53		$	43
Interest cost		7			8				93			91
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—				(36	)		(37	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		10			7				40			5
Net periodic benefit	$	17		$	15			$	150		$	102

*The amounts above reflect the combined values of the Cash Balance and Super Foods Pension Plans as of July 12, 2014.


(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
28 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	1,791		$	2,373			$	1,298		$	1,075
Expected return on plan assets		(2,651	)		(3,265	)			(2,024	)		(1,241	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		445			533				533			-
Net periodic benefit	$	(415	)	$	(359	)		$	(193	)	$	(166	)
Settlement expense		306			522				522			-
Total expense (income)	$	(109	)	$	163			$	329		$	(166	)

(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
28 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	-		$	-			$	124		$	100
Interest cost		17			19				218			212
Amortization of prior service cost		-			-				(85	)		(85	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		22			16				93			11
Net periodic benefit	$	39		$	35			$	350		$	238