Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Dec. 18, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014
Entity Registrant Name	SPAN AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000718924
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		2,962,007
Entity Public Float			$ 55,768,001
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 27, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false