Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Feb. 12, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	SPAN AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000718924
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-03
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)		2,981,692
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 03, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false