Associate Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 16, 2016

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 16, 2016 and July 18, 2015:

	SpartanNash Company Pension Plan						SpartanNash Medical Plan
	July 16,			July 18,			July 16,			July 18,
(In thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
12 Weeks Ended
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	43		$	53
Interest cost		565			767			80			93
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			(36	)		(36	)
Expected return on plan assets		(993	)		(1,136	)		—			—
Recognized actuarial net loss		26			191			9			40
Net periodic benefit (income) expense	$	(402	)	$	(178	)	$	96		$	150
Settlement expense		159			131			—			—
Total (income) expense	$	(243	)	$	(47	)	$	96		$	150

	SpartanNash Company Pension Plan						SpartanNash Medical Plan
	July 16,			July 18,			July 16,			July 18,
(In thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
28 Weeks Ended
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	101		$	124
Interest cost		1,318			1,791			186			218
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			(85	)		(85	)
Expected return on plan assets		(2,317	)		(2,651	)		—			—
Recognized actuarial net loss		60			445			22			93
Net periodic benefit (income) expense	$	(939	)	$	(415	)	$	224		$	350
Settlement expense		372			306			—			—
Total (income) expense	$	(567	)	$	(109	)	$	224		$	350