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Concentration of Credit Risk	12 Months Ended
Concentration of Credit Risk	Dec. 31, 2016
Risks And Uncertainties [Abstract]
Concentration of Credit Risk	Note 15 – Concentration of Credit Risk The Company provides financial assistance in the form of loans to certain independent retailers for inventories, store fixtures and equipment and store improvements. Loans are generally secured by liens on real estate, inventory and/or equipment, personal guarantees and other types of collateral, and are generally repayable over a period of five to seven years. The Company establishes allowances for doubtful accounts based upon periodic assessments of the credit risk of specific customers, collateral value, historical trends and other information. The Company believes that adequate provisions have been recorded for any doubtful accounts. In addition, the Company may guarantee debt and lease obligations of independent retailers. In the event these retailers are unable to meet their debt service payments or otherwise experience an event of default, the Company would be unconditionally liable for the outstanding balance of their debt and lease obligations, which would be due in accordance with the underlying agreements. In the ordinary course of business, the Company advances funds to certain independent retailers which are earned by the retailers primarily through achieving specified purchase volume requirements, as outlined in their supply agreements with the Company, or in limited instances, for remaining a SpartanNash customer for a specified time period. These advances must be repaid if the purchase volume requirements are not met or if the retailer no longer remains a customer for the specified time period. The Company has an unearned advanced amount to one independent retailer for an amount representing approximately two percent of the Company’s total assets as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s collateral related to this advance is a security interest in the business assets of the independent retailer’s stores. However, in the event of default, the Company may be unable to recover the unearned portion of the funds advanced to this independent retailer. Based on the uncertainty associated with estimating the value of the collateral and the risks related to taking possession of and divesting the secured business assets, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the amount of advanced funds, if any that may be considered at risk. Accordingly, the Company has not established a related reserve for the unearned portion of advanced funds. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has guaranteed bank debt for one independent retailer in the amount of $1.7 million. This guarantee, which is secured by certain business assets and personal guarantees of the retailer, represents the maximum undiscounted payments the Company would be required to make in the event of default. The Company believes this independent retailer will be able to perform under the loan agreement and that no payments will be required and no loss will be incurred under the guarantee. The fair value of the obligation assumed under the guarantee is not material. In the ordinary course of business, the Company also subleases and assigns various leases to third parties. As of December 31, 2016, the Company estimates the present value of its maximum potential obligations for subleases and assigned leases to be approximately $11.3 million and $15.6 million, respectively.