Associate Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 10, 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 40 weeks ended October 10, 2015 and October 4, 2014:


	October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014
12 Weeks Ended	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			Cash Balance			Super Foods
(In thousands)	Pension Plan			Pension Plan *			Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	767		$	1,017		$	556		$	461
Expected return on plan assets		(1,136	)		(1,399	)		(867	)		(532	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		191			228			228			—
Net periodic benefit	$	(178	)	$	(154	)	$	(83	)	$	(71	)
Settlement expense		131			261			261			—
Total (income) expense	$	(47	)	$	107		$	178		$	(71	)

12 Weeks Ended	SERP						Spartan Stores Medical Plan
(In thousands)	October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014			October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	54		$	44
Interest cost		8			8			93			91
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			(36	)		(37	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		10			7			40			4
Net periodic expense	$	18		$	15		$	151		$	102


	October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014
40 Weeks Ended	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			Cash Balance			Super Foods
(In thousands)	Pension Plan			Pension Plan *			Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	2,558		$	3,390		$	1,854		$	1,536
Expected return on plan assets		(3,787	)		(4,664	)		(2,891	)		(1,773	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		636			761			761			-
Net periodic benefit	$	(593	)	$	(513	)	$	(276	)	$	(237	)
Settlement expense		437			783			783			-
Total (income) expense	$	(156	)	$	270		$	507		$	(237	)

	SERP						Spartan Stores Medical Plan
40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014			October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	178		$	144
Interest cost		25			27			311			303
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			(121	)		(122	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		32			23			133			15
Net periodic expense	$	57		$	50		$	501		$	340

*The amounts above reflect the combined values of the Cash Balance and Super Foods Pension Plans as of October 4, 2014.