Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2015	Aug. 07, 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)		2,988,633
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 27, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false