10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended  July 18, 2015.

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from  to .

Commission File Number: 000-31127

SPARTANNASH COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Michigan	38-0593940
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
850 76th Street, S.W. P.O. Box 8700 Grand Rapids, Michigan	49518
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(616) 878-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller Reporting Company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act)    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of August 17, 2015, the registrant had 37,516,876 outstanding shares of common stock, no par value.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in our press releases and in our website-accessible conference calls with analysts and investor presentations include “forward-looking statements” about the plans, strategies, objectives, goals or expectations of SpartanNash Company and subsidiaries (“SpartanNash”). These forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases indicating that SpartanNash or management “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” or “estimates,” or that a particular occurrence or event “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” or “will likely” result, occur or be pursued or “continue” in the future, that the “outlook” or “trend” is toward a particular result or occurrence, that a development is an “opportunity,” “priority,” “strategy,” “focus,” that the Company is “positioned” for a particular result, or similarly stated expectations. Accounting estimates, such as those described under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies” in Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q, are inherently forward-looking. Our asset impairment, restructuring cost provisions and fair value measurements are estimates and actual costs may be more or less than these estimates and differences may be material. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the Quarterly Report, other report, release, presentation, or statement.

In addition to other risks and uncertainties described in connection with the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, SpartanNash’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015 (in particular, you should refer to the discussion of “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K) and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, there are many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially.

Our ability to achieve sales and earnings expectations; improve operating results; realize benefits of the merger with Nash-Finch Company (including realization of synergies); maintain or strengthen our retail-store performance; assimilate acquired distribution centers and stores; maintain or grow sales; respond successfully to competitors including remodels and new openings; maintain or improve gross margin; effectively address food cost or price inflation or deflation; maintain or improve customer and supplier relationships; realize expected synergies from other acquisition activity; realize expected benefits of restructuring; realize growth opportunities; maintain or expand our customer base; reduce operating costs; sell on favorable terms assets held for sale; generate cash; continue to meet the terms of our debt covenants; continue to pay dividends; and successfully implement and realize the expected benefits of the other programs, initiatives, systems, plans, priorities, strategies, objectives, goals or expectations described in this Quarterly Report, our other reports, our press releases and our public comments will be affected by changes in economic conditions generally or in the markets and geographic areas that we serve, adverse effects of the changing food and distribution industries, adverse changes in government funded consumer assistance programs, possible changes in the military commissary system, including those stemming from the redeployment of forces, congressional action, changes in funding levels, or the effects of mandated reductions in or sequestration of government expenditures, and other factors.

This section is intended to provide meaningful cautionary statements. This should not be construed as a complete list of all economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that could adversely affect our expected consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to SpartanNash or that SpartanNash currently believes are immaterial also may impair its business, operations, liquidity, financial condition and prospects. We undertake no obligation to update or revise our forward-looking statements to reflect developments that occur or information obtained after the date of this Quarterly Report.

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	July 18, 2015			January 3, 2015
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	13,085		$	6,443
Accounts and notes receivable, net		298,034			282,697
Inventories, net		552,327			577,197
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		21,678			31,882
Property and equipment held for sale		5,996			15,180
Total current assets		891,120			913,399
Property and equipment, net		587,871			597,150
Goodwill		331,523			297,280
Other assets, net		122,478			124,453
Total assets	$	1,932,992		$	1,932,282
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	350,719		$	320,037
Accrued payroll and benefits		60,541			73,220
Other accrued expenses		45,705			44,690
Deferred income taxes		28,819			22,494
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations		21,669			19,758
Total current liabilities		507,453			480,199
Long-term liabilities
Deferred income taxes		87,316			91,232
Postretirement benefits		17,022			23,701
Other long-term liabilities		39,379			39,387
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		516,012			550,510
Total long-term liabilities		659,729			704,830
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, voting, no par value; 100,000 shares         authorized; 37,517 and 37,524 shares outstanding		518,615			520,791
Preferred stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding		—			—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(11,359	)		(11,655	)
Retained earnings		258,554			238,117
Total shareholders’ equity		765,810			747,253
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,932,992		$	1,932,282

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	12 Weeks Ended						28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,			July 12,			July 18,				July 12,
	2015			2014			2015				2014
Net sales	$	1,795,864		$	1,810,175		$	4,108,547			$	4,143,902
Cost of sales		1,533,822			1,545,061			3,510,259				3,531,450
Gross profit		262,042			265,114			598,288				612,452
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative		225,433			228,806			527,804				544,271
Merger integration and acquisition		151			2,581			2,835				6,749
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(336	)		1,078			7,002				1,205
Total operating expenses		225,248			232,465			537,641				552,225
Operating earnings		36,794			32,649			60,647				60,227
Other income and expenses
Interest expense		4,894			5,475			11,644				12,949
Other, net		(26	)		—			(54	)			5
Total other income and expenses		4,868			5,475			11,590				12,954
Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations		31,926			27,174			49,057				47,273
Income taxes		11,619			9,779			18,303				17,359
Earnings from continuing operations		20,307			17,395			30,754				29,914
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(46	)		(76	)		(166	)			(285	)
Net earnings	$	20,261		$	17,319		$	30,588			$	29,629
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations		0.54			0.46		$	0.82			$	0.79
Loss from discontinued operations		—			—			(0.01	)	*		—		*
Net earnings		0.54			0.46		$	0.81			$	0.79
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.81			$	0.79
Loss from discontinued operations		—			—			—				—		*
Net earnings	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.81			$	0.79

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

* Includes rounding

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SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	12 Weeks Ended						28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,			July 12,			July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net earnings	$	20,261		$	17,319		$	30,588		$	29,629
Other comprehensive income, before tax
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment		205			204			477			475
Total other comprehensive income, before tax		205			204			477			475
Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income		(78	)		(78	)		(181	)		(181	)
Total other comprehensive income, after tax		127			126			296			294
Comprehensive income	$	20,388		$	17,445		$	30,884		$	29,923

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

							Accumulated
							Other
	Shares			Common			Comprehensive			Retained
	Outstanding			Stock			Income (Loss)			Earnings			Total
Balance - January 3, 2015		37,524		$	520,791		$	(11,655	)	$	238,117		$	747,253
Net earnings		—			—			—			30,588			30,588
Other comprehensive income		—			—			296			—			296
Dividends - $0.27 per share		—			—			—			(10,151	)		(10,151	)
Share repurchase		(282	)		(9,000	)		—			—			(9,000	)
Stock-based employee compensation		—			5,662			—			—			5,662
Issuances of common stock and related    tax benefit on stock option exercises    and stock bonus plan and from    deferred compensation plan		138			2,828			—			—			2,828
Issuances of restricted stock and related    income tax benefits		312			1,060			—			—			1,060
Cancellations of restricted stock		(175	)		(2,726	)		—			—			(2,726	)
Balance - July 18, 2015		37,517		$	518,615		$	(11,359	)	$	258,554		$	765,810

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)  

	28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$	30,588		$	29,629
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		166			285
Earnings from continuing operations		30,754			29,914
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash restructuring and asset impairment charges		5,549			1,205
Depreciation and amortization		45,914			47,702
LIFO expense		3,017			3,527
Postretirement benefits expense		562			2,843
Deferred taxes on income		2,228			4,182
Stock-based compensation expense		5,662			5,064
Excess tax benefit on stock compensation		(1,036	)		(601	)
Other, net		117			(156	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(16,413	)		(47,178	)
Inventories		25,583			20,305
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,179			3,123
Accounts payable		31,700			23,566
Accrued payroll and benefits		(14,758	)		(17,617	)
Postretirement benefit payments		(652	)		(4,798	)
Other accrued expenses and other liabilities		3,949			(7,108	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		123,355			63,973
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(37,186	)		(37,620	)
Net proceeds from the sale of assets		16,613			3,427
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(32,229	)		—
Loans to customers		(2,075	)		(4,544	)
Payments from customers on loans		834			2,453
Other		(563	)		(163	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(54,606	)		(36,447	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		528,237			557,975
Payments on revolving credit facility		(558,709	)		(575,729	)
Share repurchase		(9,000	)		—
Repayment of other long-term debt		(4,671	)		(4,246	)
Financing fees paid		(1,868	)		(436	)
Excess tax benefit on stock compensation		1,036			601
Proceeds from sale of common stock		2,401			758
Dividends paid		(10,151	)		(9,059	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(52,725	)		(30,136	)
Cash flows from discontinued operations
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		593			(186	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(9,975	)		—
Net cash used in discontinued operations		(9,382	)		(186	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		6,642			(2,796	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		6,443			9,216
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	13,085		$	6,420

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (the “financial statements”) include the accounts of SpartanNash Company and its subsidiaries (“SpartanNash” or the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements, taken as a whole, contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of SpartanNash as of July 18, 2015, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

Note 2 Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On April 7, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03 “Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The new guidance is effective on a retrospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those years. Adoption of this standard in fiscal 2016 will retroactively decrease Other long-term assets and Long-term debt.  As of July 18, 2015, such amount was approximately $9.6 million.

On April 10, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08 “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 changed the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and modified related disclosure requirements. The Company adopted ASU 2014-08 in the first quarter of fiscal 2015.  Adoption of ASU 2014-08 did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The new guidance contained in the ASU affects any reporting organization that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards.  The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of this new guidance, which results in the guidance being effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending December 29, 2018. Adoption is allowed by either the full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASC on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 3 Acquisitions

On June 16, 2015, SpartanNash acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Dan’s Super Market, Inc. (“Dan’s”) for a total purchase price of $32.6 million, which includes inventory of $3.8 million.  The results of operations of the Dan’s acquisition are included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition.  Dan’s is a six-store chain serving Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota, and was not a customer of the SpartanNash Food Distribution segment prior to the acquisition. SpartanNash acquired the Dan’s stores to strengthen its offering in this region from both a retail and distribution perspective. The purchased assets include inventory, equipment, trade name, favorable lease, non-compete agreements, and goodwill. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date and were based on preliminary estimates that may be subject to further adjustments within the measurement period.  Goodwill of $24.5 million and $1.0 million was preliminarily assigned to the Retail and Food Distribution segments, respectively.

On June 2, 2015, SpartanNash acquired certain assets of Bo's Super Market, Inc. (“Bo’s”).  Bo’s is a twelve-store chain serving southeastern North Carolina and was a customer of the SpartanNash Food Distribution segment prior to the acquisition.  SpartanNash intends to sell the stores to an independent distribution customer within the 12-month period following the acquisition. The purchased assets include inventory, equipment, and goodwill and are classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The acquired assets were recorded at their estimated fair values less estimated costs to sell as of the acquisition date and were based on preliminary estimates that may be subject to further adjustments within the measurement period.  Goodwill of $8.7 million was preliminarily assigned to the Food Distribution segment. The results of operations are reported as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the acquired assets meet the criteria to be held for sale at the date of acquisition.  

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Note 4 Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

(In thousands)	Retail			Food Distribution		Total
Balance at January 3, 2015:
Goodwill	$	252,532		$	131,348	$	383,880
Accumulated impairment charges		(86,600	)	—			(86,600	)
Goodwill, net		165,932			131,348		297,280
Acquisitions (including held-for-sale disposal group)		24,512			9,746		34,258
Other		(15	)	—			(15	)
Balance at July 18, 2015:
Goodwill		277,029			141,094		418,123
Accumulated impairment charges		(86,600	)	—			(86,600	)
Goodwill, net	$	190,429		$	141,094	$	331,523

Note 5 Restructuring and Asset Impairment

The following table provides the activity of restructuring costs for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015. Accrued restructuring costs recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are included in “Other accrued expenses” in Current liabilities and “Other long-term liabilities” in Long-term liabilities based on when the obligations are expected to be paid.

	Lease and
(In thousands)	Ancillary Costs				Severance				Total
Balance at January 3, 2015	$		13,988		$		80		$	14,068
Provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease    income			6,760			—				6,760		(a)
Provision for severance		—					304			304		(b)
Changes in estimates			(287	)		—				(287	)	(c)
Lease termination adjustment			(1,745	)		—				(1,745	)	(d)
Accretion expense			326			—				326
Payments			(3,404	)			(304	)		(3,708	)
Balance at July 18, 2015	$		15,638		$		80		$	15,718

(a) The provision for lease and related ancillary costs represents the initial charges estimated to be incurred for store closings in the Retail segment.

(b) The provision for severance relates to a distribution center closing in the Food Distribution segment.

(c) The changes in estimates relate to revised estimates of lease and ancillary costs and sublease income associated with previously closed stores.

(d) The lease termination adjustment represents the benefit recognized in connection with lease buyouts on two previously closed stores. The lease liabilities were formerly included in our restructuring cost liability based on initial estimates.

Included in the liability are lease obligations recorded at the present value of future minimum lease payments, calculated using a risk-free interest rate, and related ancillary costs from the date of closure to the end of the remaining lease term, net of estimated sublease income.

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Restructuring and asset impairment charges included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings consisted of the following:

	12 Weeks Ended							28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,				July 12,			July 18,			July 12,
(In thousands)	2015				2014			2015			2014
Asset impairment charges (a)	$	—			$	—		$	2,353		$		906
Provision for leases and related ancillary costs, net of    sublease income, related to store closings (b)		—					218		6,760				236
(Gains) losses on sales of assets related to closed facilities (c)			(336	)			320		(1,876	)			(998	)
Provision for severance (d)		—					70		304				266
Other costs associated with distribution center and store closings		—					163		1,493				887
Changes in estimates (e)		—					307		(287	)			(92	)
Lease termination adjustment (f)		—				—			(1,745	)		—
	$		(336	)	$		1,078	$	7,002		$		1,205

(a) The asset impairment charges were incurred in the Retail segment due to the economic and competitive environment of certain stores.

(b) The provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease income, represents the initial charges estimated to be incurred for store closings in the Retail segment.

(c) The (gains) losses on sales of assets resulted from the sale of a closed food distribution center and sales of closed stores in fiscal 2015 and sales of assets related to closed stores in fiscal 2014.

(d) The provision for severance related to distribution center closings in the Food Distribution segment.

(e) The changes in estimates relates to revised estimates of lease ancillary costs associated with previously closed facilities in the Retail and Food Distribution segments. The Retail segment realized $(287) and $(379) in the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively.

(f) The lease termination adjustment represents the benefit recognized in connection with lease buyouts on two previously closed stores.

Note 6 Long-Term Debt

On January 9, 2015, SpartanNash Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, and certain lenders to the Credit Agreement.  The Amendment reduced the interest rates by 0.25% and extended the maturity date of the Loan Agreement from November 19, 2018 to January 9, 2020.

Note 7 Fair Value Measurements

Financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities of these financial instruments.  At July 18, 2015 and January 3, 2015 the estimated fair value and the book value of our debt instruments were as follows:

(In thousands)	July 18, 2015		January 3, 2015
Book value of debt instruments:
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	21,669	$	19,758
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		516,012		550,510
Total book value of debt instruments		537,681		570,268
Fair value of debt instruments		541,599		574,008
Excess of fair value over book value	$	3,918	$	3,740

The estimated fair value of debt is based on market quotes for instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities (level 2 valuation techniques).

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ASC 820 prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.

Long-lived assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy. Assets with a book value of $5.6 million and $0.9 million were measured at fair value of $3.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively, in the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively. Our accounting and finance team management, which report to the chief financial officer, determine our valuation policies and procedures. The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of our accounting and finance team management and are approved by the chief financial officer. Fair value of long-lived assets is determined by estimating the amount and timing of net future cash flows, discounted using a risk-adjusted rate of interest. SpartanNash estimates future cash flows based on experience and knowledge of the market in which the assets are located, and when necessary, uses real estate brokers. See Note 5 for discussion of long-lived asset impairment charges.

Note 8 Commitments and Contingencies

We are engaged from time-to-time in routine legal proceedings incidental to our business. We do not believe that these routine legal proceedings, taken as a whole, will have a material impact on our business or financial condition. While the ultimate effect of such actions cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that their outcome will not result in a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, operating results or liquidity of SpartanNash.

SpartanNash contributes to the Central States multi-employer pension plan based on obligations arising from its collective bargaining agreements in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Lima, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Michigan covering its distribution center union associates at those locations. This plan provides retirement benefits to participants based on their service to contributing employers. The benefits are paid from assets held in trust for that purpose. Trustees are appointed by contributing employers and unions; however, SpartanNash is not a trustee. The trustees typically are responsible for determining the level of benefits to be provided to participants, as well as for such matters as the investment of the assets and the administration of the plan. SpartanNash currently contributes to the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund under the terms outlined in the “Primary Schedule” of Central States’ Rehabilitation Plan. This schedule requires varying increases in employer contributions over the previous year’s contribution. Increases are set within the collective bargaining agreement and vary by location. On December 13, 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (“MPRA”).  The MPRA is intended to address funding shortfalls in both multiemployer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.  Because the MPRA is a complex piece of legislation, its effects on the Plan and potential implications for the Company are not known at this time.  Any adjustment for withdrawal liability will be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably determined.

Based on the most recent information available to SpartanNash, management believes that the present value of actuarial accrued liabilities in this multi-employer plan significantly exceeds the value of the assets held in trust to pay benefits. Because SpartanNash is one of a number of employers contributing to this plan, it is difficult to ascertain what the exact amount of the underfunding would be, although management anticipates that SpartanNash’s contributions to this plan will increase each year. Management is not aware of any significant change in funding levels since January 3, 2015. To reduce this underfunding, management expects meaningful increases in expense as a result of required incremental multi-employer pension plan contributions in future years. Any adjustment for withdrawal liability will be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably determined (see Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

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Note 9 Associate Retirement Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the 12 weeks and 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014:

(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
12 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	767		$	1,018			$	557		$	461
Expected return on plan assets		(1,136	)		(1,400	)			(868	)		(532	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		191			228				228			—
Net periodic benefit	$	(178	)	$	(154	)		$	(83	)	$	(71	)
Settlement expense		131			522				522			—
Total expense (income)	$	(47	)	$	368			$	439		$	(71	)
(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
12 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—			$	53		$	43
Interest cost		7			8				93			91
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—				(36	)		(37	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		10			7				40			5
Net periodic benefit	$	17		$	15			$	150		$	102
*The amounts above reflect the combined values of the Cash Balance and Super Foods Pension Plans as of July 12, 2014.
(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
28 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	1,791		$	2,373			$	1,298		$	1,075
Expected return on plan assets		(2,651	)		(3,265	)			(2,024	)		(1,241	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		445			533				533			-
Net periodic benefit	$	(415	)	$	(359	)		$	(193	)	$	(166	)
Settlement expense		306			522				522			-
Total expense (income)	$	(109	)	$	163			$	329		$	(166	)
(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
28 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	-		$	-			$	124		$	100
Interest cost		17			19				218			212
Amortization of prior service cost		-			-				(85	)		(85	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		22			16				93			11
Net periodic benefit	$	39		$	35			$	350		$	238

On December 31, 2014, the Super Foods Plan was merged into the Cash Balance Pension Plan which was renamed the SpartanNash Company Pension Plan. The Company made contributions of $0.7 million to the SpartanNash Company Pension Plan during the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015. This amount was determined based on 2014 plan year funding valuation results of the legacy Super Foods Plan. The Company does not expect to make any additional contributions for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2016.

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As previously stated in Note 8, SpartanNash contributes to the Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (“Fund”) (EIN 7456500) under the terms of the existing collective bargaining agreements and in the amounts set forth in the related collective bargaining agreements. SpartanNash employer contributions during the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015 totaled $12.9 million, which Fund administrators represent is less than 5% of total employer contributions to the Fund. SpartanNash’s employer contributions for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014 were $7.4 million and $7.3 million, respectively.  Based on the most recent information available to SpartanNash, management believes that the present value of actuarial accrued liabilities in this multi-employer plan significantly exceeds the value of the assets held in trust to pay benefits.  Because SpartanNash is one of a number of employers contributing to this plan, it is difficult to ascertain what the exact amount of the underfunding would be, although management anticipates that SpartanNash’s contributions to this plan will increase each year.  On December 13, 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (“MPRA”).  The MPRA is intended to address funding shortfalls in both multiemployer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.  Because the MPRA is a complex piece of legislation, its effects on the Plan and potential implications for the Company are not known at this time.  Any adjustment for withdrawal liability will be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably determined.

Note 10 Other Comprehensive Income or Loss

SpartanNash reports comprehensive income or loss in accordance with ASU 2012-13, “Comprehensive Income,” in the financial statements. Total comprehensive income is defined as all changes in shareholders’ equity during a period, other than those resulting from investments by and distributions to shareholders. Generally, for SpartanNash, total comprehensive income equals net earnings plus or minus adjustments for pension and other postretirement benefits.

While total comprehensive income is the activity in a period and is largely driven by net earnings in that period, accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (“AOCI”) represents the cumulative balance of other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of the balance sheet date. For SpartanNash, AOCI is the cumulative balance related to pension and other postretirement benefits.

During the 12 week periods ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, $0.1 million was reclassified from AOCI to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, of which $0.2 million increased selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.1 million reduced income taxes.  During the 28 week periods ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, $0.3 million was reclassified from AOCI to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, of which $0.5 million increased selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.2 million reduced income taxes.

Note 11 Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 36.4% and 36.0% for the 12 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively. For the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, the effective income tax rate was 37.3% and 36.7%, respectively. The differences from the Federal statutory rate in the current and prior year periods are primarily due to state income taxes.

Note 12 Share Based Compensation

SpartanNash has two shareholder-approved stock incentive plans that provide for the granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, and other stock-based awards to directors, officers and other key associates.

SpartanNash accounts for share-based compensation awards in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718 which requires that share-based payment transactions be accounted for using a fair value method and the related compensation cost recognized in the financial statements over the period that an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. SpartanNash recognized share-based compensation expense (net of tax) of $0.6 million ($0.01 per diluted share) and $0.7 million ($0.02 per diluted share) for the 12 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively, as a component of Operating expenses and Income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Share-based compensation expense (net of tax) was $3.5 million ($0.09 per diluted share) and $3.1 million ($0.08 per diluted share) for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively.

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The following table summarizes activity in the share-based compensation plans for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015:

	Shares			Weighted		Restricted			WeightedAverage
	Under			Average		Stock			Grant-Date
	Options			Exercise Price		Awards			Fair Value
Outstanding at January 3, 2015		494,483		$	20.61		600,653			23.08
Granted		—			—		312,050			26.56
Exercised/Vested		(109,401	)		21.95		(265,737	)		19.30
Cancelled/Forfeited		(63	)		11.50		(7,890	)		21.98
Outstanding at July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23		639,076			24.73
Vested and expected to vest in the future at    July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23
Exercisable at July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23

There were no stock options granted during the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014.

As of July 18, 2015, total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based awards granted under our stock incentive plans was $7.2 million for restricted stock. The remaining compensation costs not yet recognized are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years for restricted stock. All compensation costs related to stock options have been recognized.

Note 13 Discontinued Operations

Results of the discontinued operations are excluded from the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented, unless otherwise noted.

In connection with the asset purchase of Bo’s on June 2, 2015, the acquisition met the held-for-sale criteria and represents a business that, on acquisition, is a discontinued operation.  The Company intends to sell the stores to an independent distribution customer within the 12-month period following the acquisition.  Inventories and equipment of $3.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which were measured at fair value less estimated costs to sell at the time of acquisition, are classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 18, 2015.  The Bo’s discontinued operation is reported under the Retail segment with operating results and cash flows reported as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

There were no additional operations that were reclassified to discontinued operations during the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015.

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Note 14 Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for continuing operations:

	12 Weeks Ended						28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,			July 12,			July 18,			July 12,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Numerator:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	20,307		$	17,395		$	30,754		$	29,914
Adjustment for earnings attributable to participating securities		(350	)		(296	)		(546	)		(535	)
Earnings from continuing operations used in calculating earnings per share	$	19,957		$	17,099		$	30,208		$	29,379
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating securities		37,584			37,744			37,644			37,662
Adjustment for participating securities		(648	)		(642	)		(668	)		(673	)
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share		36,936			37,102			36,976			36,989
Effect of dilutive stock options		126			66			126			76
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share		37,062			37,168			37,102			37,065
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.82		$	0.79
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.81		$	0.79

Note 15 Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Non-cash financing activities include the issuance of restricted stock to employees and directors of $8.3 million and $7.0 million for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively. Non-cash investing activities include capital expenditures included in accounts payable of $2.3 million and $3.8 million for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively.

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Note 16 Operating Segment Information

The following tables set forth information about SpartanNash by operating segment:

(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
12 Week Period Ended July 18, 2015
Net sales to external customers	$	497,047	$	782,743		$	516,074	$	1,795,864
Inter-segment sales		—		229,087			—		229,087
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		—		(1,151	)		1,302		151
Depreciation and amortization		2,810		6,169			10,474		19,453
Operating earnings		3,895		19,406			13,493		36,794
Capital expenditures		1,795		5,542			17,125		24,462
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
12 Week Period Ended July 12, 2014
Net sales to external customers	$	502,402	$	767,926		$	539,847	$	1,810,175
Inter-segment sales		—		243,866			—		243,866
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		24		2,554			3		2,581
Depreciation and amortization		1,552		7,155			10,710		19,417
Operating earnings		5,884		10,670			16,095		32,649
Capital expenditures		2,653		3,423			8,705		14,781
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
28 Week Period Ended July 18, 2015
Net sales to external customers	$	1,196,441	$	1,769,178		$	1,142,928	$	4,108,547
Inter-segment sales		—		510,362			—		510,362
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		—		1,036			1,799		2,835
Depreciation and amortization		6,543		14,705			23,990		45,238
Operating earnings		10,053		39,655			10,939		60,647
Capital expenditures		2,379		9,095			25,712		37,186
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
28 Week Period Ended July 12, 2014
Net sales to external customers	$	1,186,569	$	1,738,928		$	1,218,405	$	4,143,902
Inter-segment sales		—		555,682			—		555,682
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		24		6,722			3		6,749
Depreciation and amortization		5,829		16,174			24,967		46,970
Operating earnings		10,305		24,879			25,043		60,227
Capital expenditures		12,848		9,990			14,782		37,620

(In thousands)	July 18, 2015		January 3, 2015
Total Assets
Military	$	433,613	$	435,647
Food Distribution		745,094		763,914
Retail		735,498		727,979
Discontinued operations		18,787		4,742
Total	$	1,932,992	$	1,932,282

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The following table presents sales by type of similar product and services:

	12 Weeks Ended								28 Weeks Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	July 18, 2015				July 12, 2014				July 18, 2015				July 12, 2014
Non-perishables (1)	$	1,122,910	62.5	%	$	1,131,903	62.5	%	$	2,595,622	63.1	%	$	2,606,963	62.9	%
Perishables (2)		570,921	31.8	%		566,828	31.3	%		1,283,954	31.3	%		1,285,832	31.0	%
Pharmacy		69,118	3.9	%		65,033	3.6	%		161,157	3.9	%		149,726	3.6	%
Fuel		32,915	1.8	%		46,411	2.6	%		67,814	1.7	%		101,381	2.5	%
Consolidated net sales	$	1,795,864	100.0	%	$	1,810,175	100.0	%	$	4,108,547	100.0	%	$	4,143,902	100.0	%

⁽¹⁾ Consists primarily of general merchandise, grocery, beverages, snacks, tobacco products and frozen foods.

⁽²⁾ Consists primarily of produce, dairy, meat, bakery, deli, floral and seafood.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Executive Overview

SpartanNash Company is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our business consists of three primary operating segments: Military, Food Distribution and Retail. We are a leading multi-regional grocery distributor and grocery retailer and the largest distributor, by revenue, of grocery products to military commissaries and exchanges in the United States.

Our Military segment contracts with manufacturers to distribute a wide variety of grocery products primarily to military commissaries and exchanges located in the United States, the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahrain and Egypt. We have over 40 years of experience acting as a distributor to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges.

Our Food Distribution segment provides a wide variety of nationally branded and private label grocery products and perishable food products, including dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, deli, bakery, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, pharmacy and health and beauty care.  We provide a variation of these products from 12 distribution centers to approximately 2,100 independent retail locations and 165 corporate-owned retail stores.  Our Food Distribution segment currently conducts business in 46 states, primarily in the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Southeast regions of the United States. We also service a large national retailer with certain product classes.  Food Distribution sales are made to more than 12,100 retail locations for this customer.

Our Retail segment operates 165 supermarkets in the Midwest and Great Lakes which operate primarily under the banners of Family Fare Supermarkets, Family Fresh Markets, D&W Fresh Markets, and Econofoods. On June 16, 2015, SpartanNash acquired six supermarkets from Dan’s Super Market, Inc. (“Dan’s”) in Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota,   Our retail supermarkets typically offer dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty care products, delicatessen items and bakery goods. We offer pharmacy services in 79 of our supermarkets and we operate 29 fuel centers. Our retail supermarkets have a “neighborhood market” focus to distinguish them from supercenters and limited assortment stores.

Typically, all fiscal quarters are 12 weeks, except for our first quarter, which is 16 weeks and will generally include the Easter holiday. Our fourth quarter includes the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.  Fiscal 2014 was comprised of 53 weeks.  As a result, the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 consisted of 13 weeks.

The following table sets forth items from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings as a percentage of net sales and the year-to-year percentage change in the dollar amounts:

	Percentage of Net Sales															Percentage Change
																12 Weeks			28 Weeks
	12 Weeks Ended							28 Weeks Ended								Ended			Ended
	July 18,				July 12,			July 18,				July 12,				July 18,			July 18,
(Unaudited)	2015				2014			2015				2014				2015			2015
Net sales		100.0				100.0			100.0				100.0				(0.8	)		(0.9	)
Gross profit		14.6				14.6			14.6				14.8				(1.2	)		(2.3	)
Merger integration and acquisition		0.0				0.1			0.1				0.2			**			**
Selling, general and administrative expenses		12.6				12.6			12.8				13.2		*		(1.5	)		(3.0	)
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(0.0	)			0.1			0.2				0.0			**			**
Operating earnings		2.0				1.8			1.5				1.4				12.7			0.7
Other income and expenses		0.2		*		0.3			0.3				0.3				(11.1	)		(10.5	)
Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations		1.8				1.5			1.2				1.1				17.5			3.8
Income taxes		0.7		*		0.5			0.5		*		0.4				18.8			5.4
Earnings from continuing operations		1.1				1.0			0.7				0.7				16.7			2.8
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(0.0	)			(0.0	)		(0.0	)	*		(0.0	)		**			**
Net earnings		1.1				1.0			0.7				0.7				17.0			3.2

* Difference due to rounding

** Not meaningful

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Adjusted Operating Earnings

Adjusted operating earnings is a non-GAAP operating financial measure that the Company defines as operating earnings plus or minus adjustments for items that do not reflect the ongoing operating activities of the Company and costs associated with the closing of operational locations.

The Company believes that adjusted operating earnings provide a meaningful representation of its operating performance for the Company. The Company considers adjusted operating earnings as an additional way to measure operating performance on an ongoing basis. Adjusted operating earnings is meant to reflect the ongoing operating performance of all of its distribution and retail operations; consequently, it excludes the impact of items that could be considered “non-operating” or “non-core” in nature, and also excludes the contributions of activities classified as discontinued operations. Because adjusted operating earnings is a performance measure that management uses to allocate resources, assess performance against its peers and evaluate overall performance, the Company believes it provides useful information for investors. In addition, securities analysts, fund managers and other shareholders and stakeholders that communicate with the Company request its operating financial results in adjusted operating earnings format.

Adjusted operating earnings is not a measure of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings, cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data. The Company’s definition of adjusted operating earnings may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

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Following is an unaudited reconciliation of operating earnings to adjusted operating earnings for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014.

(Unaudited)	12 Weeks Ended					28 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	July 18, 2015			July 12, 2014		July 18, 2015			July 12, 2014
Operating earnings	$	36,794		$	32,649	$	60,647		$	60,227
Adjustments:
Merger integration and acquisition		151			2,581		2,835			6,749
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(336	)		1,078		7,002			1,205
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		569			—		569			—
Adjusted operating earnings	$	37,178		$	36,308	$	71,053		$	68,181
Reconciliation of operating earnings to adjusted operating earnings by segment:
Military:
Operating earnings	$	3,895		$	5,884	$	10,053		$	10,305
Adjustments:
Merger integration and acquisition		—			24		—			24
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		75			—		75			—
Adjusted operating earnings	$	3,970		$	5,908	$	10,128		$	10,329
Food Distribution:
Operating earnings	$	19,406		$	10,670	$	39,655		$	24,879
Adjustments:
Merger integration and acquisition		(1,151	)		2,554		1,036			6,722
Restructuring charges (gains) and asset impairment		3			307		(278	)		1,029
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		282			—		282			—
Adjusted operating earnings	$	18,540		$	13,531	$	40,695		$	32,630
Retail:
Operating earnings	$	13,493		$	16,095	$	10,939		$	25,043
Adjustments:
Merger integration and acquisition		1,302			3		1,799			3
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(339	)		771		7,280			176
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		212			—		212			—
Adjusted operating earnings	$	14,668		$	16,869	$	20,230		$	25,222

Adjusted earnings from Continuing Operations

Adjusted earnings from continuing operations is a non-GAAP operating financial measure that we define as earnings from continuing operations plus or minus adjustments for items that do not reflect the ongoing operating activities of the Company and costs associated with the closing of operational locations.

We believe that adjusted earnings from continuing operations provide a meaningful representation of our operating performance for the Company. We consider adjusted earnings from continuing operations as an additional way to measure operating performance on an ongoing basis. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations is meant to reflect the ongoing operating performance of all of our distribution and retail operations; consequently, it excludes the impact of items that could be considered “non-operating” or “non-core” in nature, and also excludes the contributions of activities classified as discontinued operations. We believe that adjusted earnings from continuing operations provides useful information for our investors because it is a performance measure that management uses to allocate resources, assess performance against its peers and evaluate overall performance. In addition, securities analysts, fund managers and other shareholders and stakeholders that communicate with us request our operating financial results in adjusted earnings from continuing operations format.

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Adjusted earnings from continuing operations is not a measure of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and should not be considered as a substitute for net earnings, cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data. Our definition of adjusted earnings from continuing operations may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Following is an unaudited reconciliation of earnings from continuing operations to adjusted earnings from continuing operations for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014.

	12 Weeks Ended
	July 18, 2015							July 12, 2014
				Earnings from							Earnings from
	Earnings			continuing				Earnings			continuing
	from			operations				from			operations
(Unaudited)	continuing			per diluted				continuing			per diluted
(In thousands, except per share data)	operations			share				operations			share
Earnings from continuing operations	$	20,307		$	0.54			$	17,395		$	0.46
Adjustments, net of taxes:
Merger integration and acquisition		96			0.00				1,593			0.04
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(192	)		0.00		*		665			0.02
Tax planning strategies, net of fees and expenses		(382	)		(0.01	)			—			—
Favorable settlement of unrecognized tax liability		—			—				(595	)		(0.02	)
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations	$	19,829		$	0.53			$	19,058		$	0.50
* Includes rounding
	28 Weeks Ended
	July 18, 2015							July 12, 2014
				Earnings from							Earnings from
	Earnings			continuing				Earnings			continuing
	from			operations				from			operations
(Unaudited)	continuing			per diluted				continuing			per diluted
(In thousands, except per share data)	operations			share				operations			share
Earnings from continuing operations	$	30,754		$	0.81			$	29,914		$	0.79
Adjustments, net of taxes:
Merger integration and acquisition		1,735			0.05				4,186			0.11
Restructuring and asset impairment charges		4,285			0.11				747			0.02
Tax planning strategies, net of fees and expenses		(382	)		(0.01	)			—			—
Favorable settlement of unrecognized tax liability		—			—				(595	)		(0.01	)	*
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations	$	36,392		$	0.96			$	34,252		$	0.91
* Includes rounding

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP operating financial measure that we define as operating earnings plus depreciation and amortization, and other non-cash items including deferred (stock) compensation, the LIFO provision, as well as adjustments for unusual items that do not reflect the ongoing operating activities of the Company and costs associated with the closing of operational locations.

We believe that adjusted EBITDA provides a meaningful representation of our operating performance for the Company as a whole and for our operating segments. We consider adjusted EBITDA as an additional way to measure operating performance on an ongoing basis. Adjusted EBITDA is meant to reflect the ongoing operating performance of all of our distribution and retail operations; consequently, it excludes the impact of items that could be considered “non-operating” or “non-core” in nature, and also excludes the contributions of activities classified as discontinued operations. Because adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by segment are performance measures that management uses to allocate resources, assess performance against its peers, and evaluate overall performance, we believe it provides useful information for our investors. In addition, securities analysts, fund managers and other shareholders and stakeholders that communicate with us request our operating financial results in adjusted EBITDA format.

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Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and should not be considered as a substitute for net earnings, cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data. Our definition of adjusted EBITDA may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Following is an unaudited reconciliation of operating earnings to adjusted EBITDA for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014.

(Unaudited)	12 Weeks Ended						28 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	July 18, 2015			July 12, 2014			July 18, 2015			July 12, 2014
Operating earnings	$	36,794		$	32,649		$	60,647		$	60,227
Adjustments:
LIFO expense		1,294			1,555			3,017			3,527
Depreciation and amortization		19,453			19,417			45,238			46,970
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(336	)		1,078			7,002			1,205
Merger integration and acquisition		151			2,581			2,835			6,749
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		569			—			569			—
Stock based compensation		909			1,135			5,662			5,064
Other non-cash gains		(285	)		(135	)		(532	)		(550	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	58,549		$	58,280		$	124,438		$	123,192

Reconciliation of operating earnings to adjusted EBITDA by segment:

Military:
Operating earnings	$	3,895		$	5,884		$	10,053		$	10,305
Adjustments:
LIFO expense		291			362			679			833
Depreciation and amortization		2,810			1,552			6,543			5,829
Merger integration and acquisition		—			24			—			24
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		75			—			75			—
Stock based compensation		150			106			854			416
Other non-cash charges (gains)		6			(64	)		103			(59	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	7,227		$	7,864		$	18,307		$	17,348
Food Distribution:
Operating earnings	$	19,406		$	10,670		$	39,655		$	24,879
Adjustments:
LIFO expense		669			795			1,559			1,757
Depreciation and amortization		6,169			7,155			14,705			16,174
Restructuring charges (gains) and asset impairment		3			307			(278	)		1,029
Merger integration and acquisition		(1,151	)		2,554			1,036			6,722
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		282			—			282			—
Stock based compensation		399			488			2,629			2,399
Other non-cash charges		6			158			41			80
Adjusted EBITDA	$	25,783		$	22,127		$	59,629		$	53,040
Retail:
Operating earnings	$	13,493		$	16,095		$	10,939		$	25,043
Adjustments:
LIFO expense		334			398			779			937
Depreciation and amortization		10,474			10,710			23,990			24,967
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(339	)		771			7,280			176
Merger integration and acquisition		1,302			3			1,799			3
Fees and expenses related to tax planning strategies		212			—			212			—
Stock based compensation		360			541			2,179			2,249
Other non-cash gains		(297	)		(229	)		(676	)		(571	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	25,539		$	28,289		$	46,502		$	52,804

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Net Sales – Net sales approximated $1.8 billion in each of the quarters ended July 18, 2015 (“second quarter”) and July 12, 2014 (“prior year second quarter”) as increases in the food distribution segment were offset by the impact of closed stores, a decrease in comparable store sales, significantly lower retail fuel prices compared to the prior year, and lower sales in the military segment. Net sales approximated $4.1 billion in each of the year-to-date periods ended July 18, 2015 (“year-to-date”) and July 12, 2014 (“prior year-to-date”) primarily due to the impact of our store rationalization plan, significantly lower retail fuel prices and a decrease in comparable store sales, partially offset by increases in the food distribution and military segments.

Net sales for the second quarter in our Military segment decreased $5.4 million, or 1.1 percent, from $502.4 million in the prior year second quarter to $497.0 million. Net sales for the current year-to-date period increased $9.9 million, or 0.8 percent, from $1,186.6 million in the prior year-to-date period to $1,196.4 million.  The second quarter decrease was primarily due to lower sales at the DeCA-operated commissaries.  The year-to-date increase was primarily due to net new business.

Net sales for the second quarter in our Food Distribution segment, after intercompany eliminations, increased $14.8 million, or 1.9 percent, from $767.9 million in the prior year second quarter to $782.7 million.  Net sales for the year-to-date period increased $30.3 million, or 1.7 percent, from $1,738.9 million in the prior year-to-date period to $1,769.2 million.  Second quarter and year-to-date increases were primarily due to net new business.  

Net sales for the second quarter in our Retail segment decreased $23.8 million, or 4.4 percent, from $539.8 million in the prior year second quarter to $516.1 million. Net sales for the year-to-date period decreased $75.5 million, or 6.2 percent, from $1,218.4 million in the prior year-to-date period to $1,142.9 million.  The second quarter decrease was primarily due to $17.1 million in lower sales due to the closure of retail stores and fuel centers, a 3.2 percent decrease in comparable store sales, excluding fuel, and $10.6 million due to significantly lower retail fuel prices compared to the prior year, partially offset by sales of $9.2 million from the recently acquired stores. Comparable store sales reflect increased competition, unseasonably cool weather in the Michigan market compared to the prior year and the continued impact of a low inflationary environment.  The year-to-date decrease was primarily due to $44.9 million in lower sales due to the closure of retail stores and fuel centers, significantly lower retail fuel prices and a 2.1 percent decrease in comparable store sales, excluding fuel. We define a retail store as comparable when it is in operation for 14 periods (a period is four weeks), and we include remodeled, expanded and relocated stores in comparable stores.

Gross Profit – Gross profit represents net sales less cost of sales, which include purchase costs, freight, physical inventory adjustments, markdowns and promotional allowances. Vendor allowances that relate to our buying and merchandising activities consist primarily of promotional allowances, which are generally allowances on purchased quantities and, to a lesser extent, slotting allowances, which are billed to vendors for our merchandising costs, such as setting up warehouse infrastructure. Vendor allowances associated with product cost are recognized as a reduction in cost of sales when the product is sold. Lump sum payments received for multi-year contracts are amortized over the life of the contracts based on contractual terms.

Gross profit for the second quarter decreased $3.1 million, or 1.2 percent, from $265.1 million in the prior year second quarter to $262.0 million. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 14.6 percent in the second quarter of each year. Gross profit for the current year-to-date period decreased $14.2 million, or 2.3 percent, from $612.5 million in the prior year-to-date period to $598.3 million.  As a percent of net sales, gross profit for the current year-to-date period decreased to 14.6 percent from 14.8 percent in the prior year-to-date period. The year-to-date gross profit rate decrease was principally driven by a higher mix of lower margin military and food distribution sales.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses consist primarily of salaries and wages, employee benefits, warehousing costs, store occupancy costs, shipping and handling, utilities, equipment rental, depreciation and other administrative costs.

SG&A expenses for the second quarter decreased $3.4 million, or 1.5 percent, from $228.8 million in the prior year second quarter to $225.4 million. As a percent of net sales, SG&A expenses were 12.6 percent for the second quarter and prior year second quarter. SG&A expenses for the current year-to-date period decreased $16.5 million, or 3.0 percent, from $544.3 million in the prior year-to-date period to $527.8 million. As a percent of net sales, SG&A expenses were 12.8 percent for the current year-to-date period compared to 13.2 percent in the prior year-to-date period. The second quarter and year-to-date decreases were primarily due to benefits from merger synergies, operational efficiencies, lower health care and the impact of store closures.

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Merger Integration and Acquisition –Merger integration and acquisition expenses for the second quarter decreased $2.4 million from $2.6 million in the prior year second quarter to $0.2 million. The decrease was primarily due to a litigation settlement that resulted in the reduction of previously accrued or paid compensation, partially offset by ongoing merger integration costs and recent acquisitions. Merger integration and acquisition expenses for the current year-to-date period decreased $3.9 million from $6.7 million in the prior year-to-date period to $2.8 million.

Restructuring and Asset Impairment – The second quarter restructuring and asset impairment gains consisted of net gains on the sales of previously closed retail stores. The current year-to-date restructuring and asset impairment charges consisted primarily of charges related to underperforming retail stores and costs related to the closure of retail storesand a distribution center, partially offset by the gains on sales of assets related to a previously closed food distribution center and retail stores and favorable settlements on lease terminations of previously closed stores.  Restructuring and asset impairment charges in the prior year second quarter consisted primarily of costs related to closed stores.  The prior year-to-date restructuring and asset impairment consisted primarily of asset impairment charges for a retail store and restructuring charges related to the closure of a distribution center, partially offset by gains on sales of assets related to certain closed stores.

Interest Expense – Interest expense for the second quarter decreased $0.6 million, or 10.6 percent, from $5.5 million in the prior year second quarter to $4.9 million. Interest expense for the current year-to-date period decreased $1.3 million, or 10.1 percent, from $12.9 million in the prior year-to-date period to $11.6 million. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to decreased borrowings and a lower interest rate from the amended senior secured credit agreement.  On January 9, 2015, the Company amended its credit agreement which reduced the interest rate.

Income Taxes – The effective income tax rate was 36.4% and 36.0% for the second quarter and the prior year second quarter, respectively. For the current year-to-date period and the prior year-to-date period, the effective income tax rate was 37.3% and 36.7%, respectively.  The differences from the Federal statutory rate in the current and prior year were due primarily to state income taxes.

Discontinued Operations

Certain of our retail and food distribution operations have been recorded as discontinued operations. On June 2, 2015, SpartanNash acquired certain assets of Bo's Super Market, Inc. (“Bo’s”).  Bo’s is a twelve-store chain serving southeastern North Carolina and was a customer of the SpartanNash Food Distribution segment prior to the acquisition.  SpartanNash acquired the Bo’s stores to secure its existing distribution business and intends to sell the stores to an independent distribution customer within the 12-month period following the acquisition. The results of operations are reported as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated financial statements as the acquired assets meet the criteria to be held for sale at the date of acquisition.  

Results of the discontinued operations are excluded from the accompanying notes to the financial statements for all periods presented, unless otherwise noted.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes our consolidated statements of cash flows:

(Unaudited)	28 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	July 18, 2015			July 12, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	123,355		$	63,973
Net cash used in investing activities		(54,606	)		(36,447	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(52,725	)		(30,136	)
Net cash used in discontinued operations		(9,382	)		(186	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		6,642			(2,796	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		6,443			9,216
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	13,085		$	6,420

Net cash provided by operating activities increased from the prior year-to-date period due to the timing of working capital requirements.

Net cash used in investing activities during the current year-to-date period increased $18.2 million to $54.6 million from $36.4 million in the prior year-to-date period.  The increase was due to the acquisition of Dan’s Super Market, Inc. (see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).  Military, Food Distribution and Retail segments utilized 6.4 percent, 24.5 percent and 69.1 percent of capital expenditures, respectively in fiscal 2015.

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Net cash used in financing activities during the current year-to-date period resulted primarily from net payments on the revolving credit facility of $30.5 million, the payment of dividends of $10.2 million, share repurchases of $9.0 million and the repayment of other long term debt of $4.7 million. Net cash used in financing activities in the prior year-to-date period resulted primarily from net payments on the revolving credit facility of $17.8 million, the payment of dividends of $9.1 million and the repayment of other long term debt of $4.2 million. A 12.5 percent increase in the quarterly dividend rate from $0.12 per share to $0.135 per share was approved by the Board of Directors and announced on February 25, 2015. Although we expect to continue to pay a quarterly cash dividend, adoption of a dividend policy does not commit the Board of Directors to declare future dividends. Each future dividend will be considered and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion. Whether the Board of Directors continues to declare dividends and repurchase shares depends on a number of factors, including our future financial condition, anticipated profitability and cash flows and compliance with the terms of our credit facilities. Our current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations at July 18, 2015 are $21.7 million. Our ability to borrow additional funds is governed by the terms of our credit facilities.

Net cash used in discontinued operations contains the net cash flows of our discontinued operations and consists primarily of the acquisition and operations of Bo's and other facility maintenance expenditures.

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations and our senior secured credit facility which has maximum available credit of $1.0 billion. As of July 18, 2015, our senior secured revolving credit facility and senior secured term loan had outstanding borrowings of $419.7 million.  Additional available borrowings under our $1.0 billion credit facility are based on stipulated advance rates on eligible assets, as defined in the credit agreement. The credit agreement requires that SpartanNash maintain excess availability of 10 percent of the borrowing base as such term is defined in the credit agreement.  SpartanNash had excess availability after the 10 percent covenant of $353.9 million at July 18, 2015. Payment of dividends and repurchases of outstanding shares are permitted, provided that certain levels of excess availability are maintained. The credit facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit, of which $11.6 million were outstanding as of July 18, 2015. The revolving credit facility matures January 2020, and is secured by substantially all of our assets. We believe that cash generated from operating activities and available borrowings under the credit facility will be sufficient to meet anticipated requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, dividend payments, and senior note debt redemption and debt service obligations for the foreseeable future. However, there can be no assurance that our business will continue to generate cash flow at or above current levels or that we will maintain our ability to borrow under our credit facility.

Our current ratio decreased to 1.76:1.00 at July 18, 2015 from 1.90:1.00 at January 3, 2015 and our investment in working capital decreased to $383.7 million at July 18, 2015 from $433.2 million at January 3, 2015. Our net debt to total capital ratio decreased to 0.41:1.00 at July 18, 2015 versus 0.43:1.00 at January 3, 2015.

Total net debt is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined as long term debt and capital lease obligations plus current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations less cash and cash equivalents. The Company believes investors find the information useful because it reflects the amount of long term debt obligations that are not covered by available cash and temporary investments.

Following is a reconciliation of long-term debt and capital lease obligations to total net long-term debt and capital lease obligations as of July 18, 2015 and January 3, 2015.

(Unaudited)
(In thousands)	July 18, 2015			January 3, 2015
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	21,669		$	19,758
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		516,012			550,510
Total debt		537,681			570,268
Cash and cash equivalents		(13,085	)		(6,443	)
Total net long-term debt	$	524,596		$	563,825

For information on contractual obligations, see our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015. At July 18, 2015, there have been no material changes to our significant contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of business.

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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges under the terms of our Senior Notes, earnings consist of net earnings, as adjusted under the terms of the Senior Notes indenture, plus income tax expense, fixed charges and non-cash charges, less cash payments relating to non-cash charges added back to net earnings in prior periods. Fixed charges consist of interest cost, including capitalized interest, and amortization of debt issue costs. Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges was 9.92:1.00 for the four quarters ended July 18, 2015.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have also made certain commercial commitments that extend beyond July 18, 2015. These commitments consist primarily of standby letters of credit of $11.6 million as of July 18, 2015.

Critical Accounting Policies

This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, long-lived assets, income taxes, self-insurance reserves, restructuring costs, retirement benefits, stock-based compensation and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions and factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Based on our ongoing review, we make adjustments we consider appropriate under the facts and circumstances. We have discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these estimates with the Audit Committee. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared using the same critical accounting policies discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On April 7, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03 “Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  The new guidance is effective on a retrospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those years. Adoption of this standard in fiscal 2016 will retroactively decrease Other long-term assets and Long-term debt.  As of July 18, 2015, such amount was approximately $9.6 million.

On April 10, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08 “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 changed the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and modified related disclosure requirements. The Company adopted ASU 2014-08 in the first quarter of fiscal 2015.  Adoption of ASU 2014-08 did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The new guidance contained in the ASU affects any reporting organization that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards.  The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of this new guidance, which results in the guidance being effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending December 29, 2018. Adoption is allowed by either the full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASC on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

There have been no material changes in market risk of SpartanNash from the information provided under Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk”, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015.

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ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of SpartanNash’s disclosure controls and procedures (as currently defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) was performed as of July 18, 2015 (the “Evaluation Date”). This evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of SpartanNash’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). SpartanNash’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that SpartanNash’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the Evaluation Date to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the second quarter there was no change in SpartanNash’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, SpartanNash’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1a. Risk Factors

Changes in our vendor base may adversely affect our business.  

We source the products we sell from a wide variety of vendors. We generally do not have long-term written contracts with our major suppliers that would require them to continue supplying us with merchandise. We depend on our vendors for, among other things, appropriate allocation of merchandise, assortments of products, operation of vendor-focused shopping experiences within our stores, and funding for various forms of promotional allowances. There has been significant consolidation in the food industry, and this consolidation may continue to our commercial disadvantage.  Such changes could have a material adverse impact on our revenues and profitability.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides information regarding SpartanNash’s purchases of its own common stock during the 12 week period ended July 18, 2015. On May 17, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized a five-year share repurchase program for up to $50 million of SpartanNash’s common stock.  The approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the repurchase plan was $12.3 million as of July 18, 2015. All employee transactions are under associate stock compensation plans. These may include: (1) shares of SpartanNash common stock delivered in satisfaction of the exercise price and/or tax withholding obligations by holders of employee stock options who exercised options, and (2) shares submitted for cancellation to satisfy tax withholding obligations that occur upon the vesting of the restricted shares. The value of the shares delivered or withheld is determined by the applicable stock compensation plan.

SpartanNash Purchases of Equity Securities

	Total
	Number		Average
	of Shares		Price Paid
Period	Purchased		per Share
April 26 – May 23, 2015
Employee Transactions		62,887	$	30.82
Repurchase Program		92,400	$	31.95
May 24 – June 20, 2015
Employee Transactions		—	$	—
Repurchase Program		88,700	$	31.70
June 21 – July 18, 2015
Employee Transactions		—	$	—
Repurchase Program		21,863	$	32.28
Total for Quarter ended July 18, 2015
Employee Transactions		62,887	$	30.82
Repurchase Program		202,963	$	31.88

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

Exhibit Number	Document
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 21, 2013. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on July 22, 2013. Here incorporated by reference.
3.1	Restated Articles of Incorporation of SpartanNash Company, as amended.
3.2	Bylaws of SpartanNash Company, as amended. Previously filed as an exhibit to Spartan Stores’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 10, 2011, filed on November 10, 2011. Here incorporated by reference.
4.1	Indenture dated December 6, 2012 by and among SpartanNash Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, and the Company’s subsidiaries as Guarantors. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 6, 2012. Here incorporated by reference.
4.2	Form of 6.625% Senior Notes Due 2016. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 6, 2012. Here incorporated by reference.
10.1	SpartanNash Company Stock Incentive Plan of 2015. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2015.  Here incorporated by reference.
10.2	Amended and Restated SpartanNash Company Executive Cash Incentive Plan of 2015. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2015.  Here incorporated by reference.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	SPARTANNASH COMPANY (Registrant)
Date: August 20, 2015	By	/s/ David M. Staples
		David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized to sign for Registrant)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Document
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 21, 2013. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on July 22, 2013. Here incorporated by reference.
3.1	Articles of Incorporation of SpartanNash Company, as amended.
3.2	Bylaws of SpartanNash Company, as amended. Previously filed as an exhibit to Spartan Stores’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 10, 2011, filed on November 10, 2011. Here incorporated by reference.
4.1	Indenture dated December 6, 2012 by and among SpartanNash Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, and the Company’s subsidiaries as Guarantors. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 6, 2012. Here incorporated by reference.
4.2	Form of 6.625% Senior Notes Due 2016. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 6, 2012. Here incorporated by reference.
10.1	SpartanNash Company Stock Incentive Plan of 2015. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2015.  Here incorporated by reference.
10.2	Amended and Restated SpartanNash Company Executive Cash Incentive Plan of 2015. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2015.  Here incorporated by reference.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

SPARTANNASH COMPANY, AS AMENDED

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the Corporation is SPARTANNASH COMPANY.

ARTICLE II

REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Michigan is 850 76^th Street, S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49518. The mailing address of the current registered office of the Corporation is 850 76^th Street, P.O. Box 8700, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49518. The name of its registered agent at such address is Alex J. DeYonker.

ARTICLE III

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, as amended (the “Michigan Business Corporation Act”).

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 110,000,000 shares, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, without par value (“Common Stock”), and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock (“Preferred Stock”).

The powers, preferences, and rights, and the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof, of Common Stock, and the express grant of authority to the Board of Directors to fix by resolution the designations and the powers, preferences, and rights of each share of Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof, are as follows:

A. Provisions Applicable to Common Stock.

1. No Preference. Except as provided by law and the rights of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, as in effect from time to time, none of the shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to any preferences, and each share of Common Stock shall be equal to every other share of Common Stock in every respect.

2. Dividends. After payment or declaration of full dividends on all shares having a priority over the Common Stock as to dividends, and after making all required sinking or retirement fund payments, if any, on all classes of Preferred Stock and on any other stock of the Corporation ranking as to dividends or assets prior to the

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Common Stock, dividends on the shares of Common Stock may be declared and paid, but only when and as determined by the Board of Directors.

3. Rights on Liquidation. On any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after there shall have been paid to or set aside for the holders of all shares having priority over the Common Stock the full preferential amounts to which they are respectively entitled, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive pro rata all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders.

4. Voting. At all meetings of shareholders of the Corporation, each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by him, her, or it.

5. No Preemptive Rights. The holders of Common Stock shall not have any preemptive or other preferential right to additional shares of the Corporation.

B. Provisions Applicable to Preferred Stock:

1. Provisions to be Fixed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, each with such voting powers, full or limited, or without voting powers, and with such designations, preferences, participating, conversion, optional or other rights, and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors, and as are not stated in these Restated Articles of Incorporation, or any amendments thereto, including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the following:

a. The distinctive designation and number of shares comprising such series, which number may (except where otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in creating such series) be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) from time to time by action of the Board of Directors.

b. The stated value of the shares of such series.

c. The dividend rate or rates on the shares of such series and the relation that such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class of capital stock or on any other series of Preferred Stock, the terms and conditions upon which and the period, in respect of which dividends shall be payable, whether and upon what conditions such dividends shall be cumulative and, if cumulative, the date or dates from which dividends shall accumulate.

d. Whether the shares of such series shall be redeemable, and, if redeemable, whether redeemable for cash, property or rights, including securities of the Corporation or of any other corporation, and whether redeemable at the option of the holder or the Corporation or upon the happening of a specified event, the limitations and restrictions with respect to such redemption, the time or times when, the price or prices or rate or rates at which, the adjustments with which and the manner in which such shares shall be redeemable, including the manner of selecting shares of such series for redemption if less than all shares are to be redeemed.

e. The rights to which the holders of shares of such series shall be entitled, and the preferences, if any, over any other series (or of any other series over such series), upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution or winding up of the Corporation, which rights may vary depending on whether such liquidation, dissolution, distribution or winding up is voluntary or involuntary, and, if voluntary, may vary at different dates.

f. Whether the shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a purchase, retirement or sinking fund and, if so, whether and upon what conditions such fund shall be cumulative or noncumulative, the extent to which and the manner in which such fund shall be applied to the purchase

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or redemption of the shares of such series for retirement or to other purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof.

g. Whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or of any other series of any class of capital stock of the Corporation or any other corporation, and, if so convertible or exchangeable, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange.

h. The voting powers, if any, of the shares of such series, and whether and under what conditions the shares of such series (alone or together with the shares of one or more other series having similar provisions) shall be entitled to vote separately as a single class, for the election of one or more additional directors of the Corporation in case of dividend arrearages or other specified events, or upon other matters.

i. Whether the issuance of any additional shares of such series, or of any shares of any other series, shall be subject to restrictions as to issuance, or as to the powers, preferences, or rights of any such other series.

j. Any other preferences, privileges, and powers and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such series, as the Board of Directors may deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of these Restated Articles of Incorporation.

2. Provisions Applicable to All Preferred Stock.

a. All Preferred Stock shall rank equally and be identical in all respects except as to the matters permitted to be fixed by the Board of Directors, and all shares of any one series thereof shall be identical in every particular except as to the date, if any, from which dividends on such shares shall accumulate.

b. Shares of Preferred Stock redeemed, converted, exchanged, purchased, retired, or surrendered to the Corporation, or that have been issued and reacquired in any manner, may, upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the Michigan Business Corporation Act be given the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued by the Board of Directors as part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified into and reissued as part of a new series or as a part of any other series, all subject to the protective conditions or restrictions of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock.

ARTICLE V

BOARD OF DIRECTORS; CLASSIFICATION;

VACANCIES; NOMINATIONS

A. The number of the directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the entire Board of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation shall not be less than three (3).

B. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible, with the term of office of one class expiring each year. At each annual meeting of the shareholders, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders held in the third year following the year of their election. Regardless of anything to the contrary in these Restated Articles of Incorporation, commencing with the annual meeting of shareholders that is held in calendar year 2011 (the “2011 Annual Meeting”), the directors shall be elected annually for terms of one year, except that any director in office at the 2011 Annual Meeting whose term expires at the annual meeting of shareholders held in calendar year 2012 or calendar year 2013 shall continue to hold office until the end of the term

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for which such director was elected and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified. Accordingly, at the 2011 Annual Meeting, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders that is held in calendar year 2012 and until such directors’ successors shall have been elected and qualified. At the annual meeting of shareholders that is held in calendar year 2012, the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders that is held in calendar year 2013 and until such directors’ successors shall have been elected and qualified. At the annual meeting of shareholders in the calendar year 2013 and each annual meeting occurring thereafter, all directors shall be elected for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders and until such directors’ successors shall have been elected and qualified.

C. Any vacancies in the Board of Directors for any reason, and any directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, may be filled only by the Board of Directors, acting by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum. Any director chosen to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such directors shall have been chosen and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. Subject to the foregoing and subject to paragraph B. of this Article V, at each annual meeting of shareholders the successors to the class of directors whose term shall then expire shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the holders of any class or series of preferred stock are entitled to elect one or more directors to the exclusion of other shareholders, vacancies of any directorship elected by that class or series may be filled only by majority vote of the directors elected by that class or series then in office, whether or not a quorum, or by the holders of that class or series. Subject to paragraph B. of this Article V, when the number of directors is changed, any newly created or eliminated directorships shall be so apportioned among the classes as to make all classes as nearly equal in number as possible. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

D. Nominations of directors of the Corporation shall be made in accordance with the following:

1. Nominations of candidates for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at any meeting of shareholders called for election of directors (an “Election Meeting”) may be made by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder of a class entitled to vote at such Election Meeting, as provided in (2) and (3), immediately below.

2. Nominations made by the Board of Directors shall be made at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or by written consent of directors in lieu of a meeting, and such nominations shall be reflected in the minute books of the Corporation as of the date made. At the request of the Secretary of the Corporation, each proposed nominee shall provide the Corporation with such information concerning himself or herself as is required under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to be included in the Corporation’s proxy statements soliciting proxies for his or her election as a director.

3. A shareholder of record of shares of a class entitled to vote at an Election Meeting may make a nomination at the Election Meeting if and only if the shareholder shall have delivered timely notice to the Secretary of the Corporation setting forth (a) the name, age, business address, and residence address of each nominee proposed in such notice; (b) the principal occupation or employment of each such nominee; (c) the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by each such nominee; (d) a statement that the nominee is willing to be nominated; and (e) such other information concerning each such nominee as would be required under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominees. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 120 days prior to the date of notice of the Election Meeting in the case of an annual meeting, and not more than seven days following the date of notice in the case of a special meeting.

4. If the chairman of the Election Meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, such nomination shall be void and all votes cast in favor of election of a person so nominated shall be disregarded.

E. A director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause, if and only if removal is approved as set forth in this Article V. Except as may be provided otherwise by law, cause for removal shall exist if and only

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if: (1) the director whose removal is proposed has been convicted of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal; (2) such director has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation in a matter of substantial importance to the Corporation and such adjudication is no longer subject to a direct appeal; (3) such director has become mentally incompetent, whether or not so adjudicated, which mental incompetency directly affects his ability as a director of the Corporation; or (4) the director’s actions or failure to act are deemed by the Board of Directors to be in derogation of the director’s duties. Removal for cause, as cause is defined in (1) or (2) above, must be approved by vote of a majority of the total number of directors or by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation then entitled to be voted at an Election Meeting. Removal for cause, as cause is defined in (3) or (4) above, must be approved by at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total number of directors. For purposes of this paragraph, the total number of directors will not include the director who is the subject of the removal determination, nor will such director be entitled to vote thereon.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Directors and executive officers of the Corporation shall be indemnified as of right, and shall be entitled to the advancement of expenses, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding (whether brought by or in the name of the Corporation, one of its subsidiaries, or otherwise and whether formal or informal) arising out of their service to the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, or to another organization at the request of the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries. Persons who are not directors or executive officers of the Corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of such service to the extent authorized at any time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself and any such director, officer, or other person against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in respect of such service whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability by law or under the provisions of this Article. The provisions of this Article shall be deemed contractual and shall be applicable to actions, suits, or proceedings, whether arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after the adoption hereof, and to directors, officers, and other persons who have ceased to render such service, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of the directors, officers, and other persons referred to in this Article. Changes in these Restated Articles of Incorporation or in the bylaws reducing the scope of indemnification shall not apply to actions or omissions occurring before such change.

ARTICLE VII

LIMITATION ON DIRECTOR LIABILITY

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for any action taken or any failure to take any action as a director, except that a director’s liability is not limited for:

A. the amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which he or she is not entitled;

B. intentional infliction of harm on the Corporation or its shareholders;

C. a violation of Section 551(1) of the Michigan Business Corporation Act; or

D. intentional criminal act.

If the Michigan Business Corporation Act is amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of a director, then a director of the Corporation (in addition to the circumstances in which a director is not personally liable as set forth in the preceding paragraph) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the Michigan Business Corporation Act, as so amended, not be liable to the Corporation or its shareholders. No amendment to or

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modification or repeal of this Article shall increase the liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment, modification or repeal.

ARTICLE VIII

BOARD EVALUATION OF TAKEOVER PROPOSALS

The Board of Directors shall not initiate, approve, authorize, adopt, or recommend any offer of any party other than the Corporation to make a tender or exchange offer for any equity security of the Corporation, or to engage in any Business Reorganization as defined in this Article, unless and until it shall have first evaluated the proposed offer and determined in its judgment that the proposed offer would be in compliance with all applicable laws. In evaluating a proposed offer to determine whether it would be in compliance with law, the Board of Directors shall consider all aspects of the proposed offer, including the manner in which the offer is proposed to be made, the documents proposed for the communication of the offer, and the effects and consequences of the offer if consummated, in light of the laws of the United States of America and affected states and foreign countries. In connection with this evaluation, the Board may seek and rely upon the opinion of independent legal counsel; and it may test the legality of the proposed offer in any state, federal, or foreign court or before any state, federal, or foreign administrative agency that may have jurisdiction. If the Board of Directors determines in its judgment that a proposed offer would be in compliance with all applicable laws, the Board of Directors shall then evaluate the proposed offer and determine whether the proposed offer is in the best interest of the Corporation and its shareholders, and the Board of Directors shall not initiate, approve, adopt, or recommend any such offer that, in its judgment, would not be in the best interest of the Corporation and its shareholders.

A. In evaluating a proposed offer to determine whether it would be in the best interest of the Corporation and its shareholders, the Board of Directors shall consider all factors that it deems relevant including, without limitation:

1. The fairness of the consideration to be received by the Corporation and its shareholders under the proposed offer, taking into account the trading price of the Corporation’s stock immediately prior to the announcement of the proposed offer, the historical trading prices of the Corporation’s stock, the price that might be achieved in a negotiated sale of the Corporation as a whole, premiums over the trading price of their securities which have been proposed or offered to other companies in the past in connection with similar offers, and the future prospects of the Corporation;

2. The possible social and economic impact of the proposed offer and its consummation on the Corporation and its employees, customers, and suppliers;

3. The possible social and economic impact of the proposed offer and its consummation on the communities in which the Corporation and its Subsidiaries operate or are located;

4. The business, financial condition, and earning prospects of the offering party, including, but not limited to, debt service and other existing or likely financial obligations of the offering party;

5. The competence, experience and integrity of the offering party and its management; and

6. The intentions of the offering party regarding the use of the assets of the Corporation to finance the transaction.

B. For purposes of this Article, the term “Business Reorganization” shall mean:

1. Any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity or any majority share acquisition involving the Corporation;

2. Any sale, exchange, lease, mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to or with any other corporation, person or entity;

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3. Any liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;

4. Any reorganization or recapitalization of the Corporation which would result in a change of control of the Corporation; or

5. Any transaction or series of related transactions having, directly or indirectly, the same effect as any of the foregoing; or any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any of the foregoing.

ARTICLE IX

MICHIGAN CONTROL SHARE ACT

[Reserved.]

ARTICLE X

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation, any combination or majority share acquisition involving the Corporation, or any dissolution, or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to or with any other corporation, person or entity, shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of each class or classes of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote (“Voting Stock”).

The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the power and duty to determine for the purposes of this Article X, on the basis of information then known to it, whether any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of part of the assets of the Corporation involves substantially all the assets of the Corporation. Any such determination by the Board shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of this Article X.

ARTICLE XI

CREDITOR ARRANGEMENTS

When a compromise or arrangement or a plan of reorganization of this Corporation is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them or between this Corporation and its shareholders or any class of them, a court of equity jurisdiction within the state, on application of this Corporation or of a creditor or shareholder thereof, or on application of a receiver appointed for the Corporation may order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors or of the shareholders or class of shareholders to be affected by the proposed compromise or arrangement or reorganization to be summoned in such manner as the court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths (3/4) in value of the creditors or class of creditors, or of the shareholders or class of shareholders to be affected by the proposed compromise or arrangement or reorganization, agree to a compromise or arrangement or a reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of the compromise or arrangement, the compromise or arrangement and the reorganization, if sanctioned by the court to which the application has been made, shall be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, or on all the shareholders or class of shareholders and also on this Corporation.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENT OF RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or repeal any provision contained in the Restated Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and the Restated Articles of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon shareholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

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ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

The bylaws of the Corporation may be amended, altered, or repealed, or new bylaws may be adopted at any time by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Dennis Eidson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SpartanNash Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 20, 2015	/s/ Dennis Eidson
	Dennis Eidson President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, David M. Staples, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SpartanNash Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 20, 2015	/s/ David M. Staples
	David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, each of the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as an officer of SpartanNash Company (the “Company”) that the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the accounting period ended July 18, 2015 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of such period and the results of operations of the Company for such period.

This Certificate is given pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and for no other purpose.

Dated: August 20, 2015	/s/ Dennis Eidson
	Dennis Eidson President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: August 20, 2015	/s/ David M. Staples
	David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to SpartanNash Company and will be retained by SpartanNash Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Jan. 09, 2015
Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable margin interest rate	0.25%

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	Jul. 18, 2015 USD ($)
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued operation, inventories	$ 3.3
Discontinued operation,equipment	$ 0.1

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	Jul. 18, 2015 USD ($)
Accounting Standards Update Twenty Fifteen Zero Three [Member] | Other Long-term Assets and Long-term Debt [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Decrease in assets and liabilities for fiscal 2016	$ 9.6

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On April 7, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03 “Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The new guidance is effective on a retrospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those years. Adoption of this standard in fiscal 2016 will retroactively decrease Other long-term assets and Long-term debt.  As of July 18, 2015, such amount was approximately $9.6 million.

On April 10, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08 “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 changed the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and modified related disclosure requirements. The Company adopted ASU 2014-08 in the first quarter of fiscal 2015.  Adoption of ASU 2014-08 did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The new guidance contained in the ASU affects any reporting organization that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards.  The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of this new guidance, which results in the guidance being effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending December 29, 2018. Adoption is allowed by either the full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASC on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Restricted stock issuance	$ 8.3	$ 7.0
Capital expenditures recorded in current liabilities	$ 2.3	$ 3.8

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Associate Retirement Plans - Components of Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Cost (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
SpartanNash Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	$ 767		$ 1,791
Expected return on plan assets	(1,136)		(2,651)
Recognized actuarial net loss	191		445
Net periodic benefit	(178)		(415)
Settlement expense	131		306
Total expense (income)	(47)		(109)
Combined SpartanNash Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost		$ 1,018		$ 2,373
Expected return on plan assets		(1,400)		(3,265)
Recognized actuarial net loss		228		533
Net periodic benefit		(154)		(359)
Settlement expense		522		522
Total expense (income)		368		163
Cash Balance Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost		557		1,298
Expected return on plan assets		(868)		(2,024)
Recognized actuarial net loss		228		533
Net periodic benefit		(83)		(193)
Settlement expense		522		522
Total expense (income)		439		329
Super Foods Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost		461		1,075
Expected return on plan assets		(532)		(1,241)
Net periodic benefit		(71)		(166)
Total expense (income)		(71)		(166)
SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	7	8	17	19
Recognized actuarial net loss	10	7	22	16
Net periodic benefit	17	15	39	35
Spartan Stores Medical Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	53	43	124	100
Interest cost	93	91	218	212
Amortization of prior service cost	(36)	(37)	(85)	(85)
Recognized actuarial net loss	40	5	93	11
Net periodic benefit	$ 150	$ 102	$ 350	$ 238

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Restructuring and Asset Impairment - Schedule of Restructuring and Asset Impairment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges			$ 2,353	$ 906
(Gains) losses on sales of assets related to closed facilities	$ (336)	$ 320	(1,876)	(998)
Provision for severance		70	304	266
Other costs associated with distribution center and store closings		163	1,493	887
Changes in estimates		307	(287)	(92)
Lease termination adjustment			(1,745)
Restructuring and asset impairment	$ (336)	1,078	7,002	1,205
Business Restructuring Reserves [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Provision for leases and related ancillary costs, net of sublease income, related to store closings		$ 218	$ 6,760	$ 236

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Operating Segment Information - Summary of Sales by Type of Similar Products and Services (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales	$ 1,795,864	$ 1,810,175	$ 4,108,547	$ 4,143,902
Sales Revenue [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales, Percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Fuel [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales	$ 32,915	$ 46,411	$ 67,814	$ 101,381
Fuel [Member] | Sales Revenue [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales, Percentage	1.80%	2.60%	1.70%	2.50%
Non Perishables [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales	$ 1,122,910	$ 1,131,903	$ 2,595,622	$ 2,606,963
Non Perishables [Member] | Sales Revenue [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales, Percentage	62.50%	62.50%	63.10%	62.90%
Perishables [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales	$ 570,921	$ 566,828	$ 1,283,954	$ 1,285,832
Perishables [Member] | Sales Revenue [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales, Percentage	31.80%	31.30%	31.30%	31.00%
Pharmacy [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales	$ 69,118	$ 65,033	$ 161,157	$ 149,726
Pharmacy [Member] | Sales Revenue [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales, Percentage	3.90%	3.60%	3.90%	3.60%

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Share Based Compensation - Summary of Share-Based Compensation Activity (Detail) - Jul. 18, 2015 - $ / shares	Total
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Shares Under Options, Outstanding, Beginning balance	494,483
Shares Under Options, Exercised/Vested	(109,401)
Shares Under Options, Cancelled/Forfeited	(63)
Shares Under Options, Outstanding, Ending balance	385,019
Shares Under Options, Vested and expected to vest in the future at April 25, 2015	385,019
Shares Under Options, Exercisable	385,019
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Option outstanding, Beginning balance	$ 20.61
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised/Vested	21.95
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Cancelled/Forfeited	11.50
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, Ending balance	20.23
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested and expected to vest in the future at April 25, 2015	20.23
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable	$ 20.23
Restricted Stock Awards, Outstanding, Beginning balance	600,653
Restricted Stock Awards, Granted	312,050
Restricted Stock Awards, Exercised/Vested	(265,737)
Restricted Stock Awards, Cancelled/Forfeited	(7,890)
Restricted Stock Awards, Outstanding, Ending balance	639,076
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Beginning balance	$ 23.08
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Granted	26.56
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Exercised/Vested	19.30
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Cancelled/Forfeited	21.98
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Ending balance	$ 24.73

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (the “financial statements”) include the accounts of SpartanNash Company and its subsidiaries (“SpartanNash” or the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements, taken as a whole, contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of SpartanNash as of July 18, 2015, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

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Associate Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
SpartanNash Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Standard pension funding carryover	$ 0.7
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension contributions during plan year	$ 7.4	$ 7.3	$ 12.9
Maximum company contribution as percentage of total employer contributions			5.00%

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Associate Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

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 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014:

(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
12 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	767		$	1,018			$	557		$	461
Expected return on plan assets		(1,136	)		(1,400	)			(868	)		(532	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		191			228				228			—
Net periodic benefit	$	(178	)	$	(154	)		$	(83	)	$	(71	)
Settlement expense		131			522				522			—
Total expense (income)	$	(47	)	$	368			$	439		$	(71	)
(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
12 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—			$	53		$	43
Interest cost		7			8				93			91
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—				(36	)		(37	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		10			7				40			5
Net periodic benefit	$	17		$	15			$	150		$	102
*The amounts above reflect the combined values of the Cash Balance and Super Foods Pension Plans as of July 12, 2014.
(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
28 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	1,791		$	2,373			$	1,298		$	1,075
Expected return on plan assets		(2,651	)		(3,265	)			(2,024	)		(1,241	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		445			533				533			-
Net periodic benefit	$	(415	)	$	(359	)		$	(193	)	$	(166	)
Settlement expense		306			522				522			-
Total expense (income)	$	(109	)	$	163			$	329		$	(166	)
(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
28 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	-		$	-			$	124		$	100
Interest cost		17			19				218			212
Amortization of prior service cost		-			-				(85	)		(85	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		22			16				93			11
Net periodic benefit	$	39		$	35			$	350		$	238

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Estimated Fair Value and Book Value of Debt Instruments

At July 18, 2015 and January 3, 2015 the estimated fair value and the book value of our debt instruments were as follows:

(In thousands)	July 18, 2015		January 3, 2015
Book value of debt instruments:
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	21,669	$	19,758
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		516,012		550,510
Total book value of debt instruments		537,681		570,268
Fair value of debt instruments		541,599		574,008
Excess of fair value over book value	$	3,918	$	3,740

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Other Comprehensive Income or Loss - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net earnings	$ 20,261	$ 17,319	$ 30,588	$ 29,629
Selling, general and administrative	225,433	$ 228,806	527,804	$ 544,271
Reclassification from AOCI
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net earnings	100		300
Selling, general and administrative	200		500
Decreased/Increased in income taxes	$ (100)		$ (200)

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Share Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Summary of Share-Based Compensation Activity

The following table summarizes activity in the share-based compensation plans for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015:

	Shares			Weighted		Restricted			WeightedAverage
	Under			Average		Stock			Grant-Date
	Options			Exercise Price		Awards			Fair Value
Outstanding at January 3, 2015		494,483		$	20.61		600,653			23.08
Granted		—			—		312,050			26.56
Exercised/Vested		(109,401	)		21.95		(265,737	)		19.30
Cancelled/Forfeited		(63	)		11.50		(7,890	)		21.98
Outstanding at July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23		639,076			24.73
Vested and expected to vest in the future at    July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23
Exercisable at July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share for Continuing Operations

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for continuing operations:

	12 Weeks Ended						28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,			July 12,			July 18,			July 12,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Numerator:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	20,307		$	17,395		$	30,754		$	29,914
Adjustment for earnings attributable to participating securities		(350	)		(296	)		(546	)		(535	)
Earnings from continuing operations used in calculating earnings per share	$	19,957		$	17,099		$	30,208		$	29,379
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating securities		37,584			37,744			37,644			37,662
Adjustment for participating securities		(648	)		(642	)		(668	)		(673	)
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share		36,936			37,102			36,976			36,989
Effect of dilutive stock options		126			66			126			76
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share		37,062			37,168			37,102			37,065
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.82		$	0.79
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.81		$	0.79

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$ 30,588	$ 29,629
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	166	285
Earnings from continuing operations	30,754	29,914
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash restructuring and asset impairment charges	5,549	1,205
Depreciation and amortization	45,914	47,702
LIFO expense	3,017	3,527
Postretirement benefits expense	562	2,843
Deferred taxes on income	2,228	4,182
Stock-based compensation expense	5,662	5,064
Excess tax benefit on stock compensation	(1,036)	(601)
Other, net	117	(156)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(16,413)	(47,178)
Inventories	25,583	20,305
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1,179	3,123
Accounts payable	31,700	23,566
Accrued payroll and benefits	(14,758)	(17,617)
Postretirement benefit payments	(652)	(4,798)
Other accrued expenses and other liabilities	3,949	(7,108)
Net cash provided by operating activities	123,355	63,973
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(37,186)	(37,620)
Net proceeds from the sale of assets	16,613	3,427
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	(32,229)
Loans to customers	(2,075)	(4,544)
Payments from customers on loans	834	2,453
Other	(563)	(163)
Net cash used in investing activities	(54,606)	(36,447)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	528,237	557,975
Payments on revolving credit facility	(558,709)	(575,729)
Share repurchase	(9,000)
Repayment of other long-term debt	(4,671)	(4,246)
Financing fees paid	(1,868)	(436)
Excess tax benefit on stock compensation	1,036	601
Proceeds from sale of common stock	2,401	758
Dividends paid	(10,151)	(9,059)
Net cash used in financing activities	(52,725)	(30,136)
Cash flows from discontinued operations
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	593	(186)
Net cash used in investing activities	(9,975)
Net cash used in discontinued operations	(9,382)	(186)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,642	(2,796)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	6,443	9,216
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 13,085	$ 6,420

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Operating Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Operating Segment

The following tables set forth information about SpartanNash by operating segment:

(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
12 Week Period Ended July 18, 2015
Net sales to external customers	$	497,047	$	782,743		$	516,074	$	1,795,864
Inter-segment sales		—		229,087			—		229,087
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		—		(1,151	)		1,302		151
Depreciation and amortization		2,810		6,169			10,474		19,453
Operating earnings		3,895		19,406			13,493		36,794
Capital expenditures		1,795		5,542			17,125		24,462
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
12 Week Period Ended July 12, 2014
Net sales to external customers	$	502,402	$	767,926		$	539,847	$	1,810,175
Inter-segment sales		—		243,866			—		243,866
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		24		2,554			3		2,581
Depreciation and amortization		1,552		7,155			10,710		19,417
Operating earnings		5,884		10,670			16,095		32,649
Capital expenditures		2,653		3,423			8,705		14,781
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
28 Week Period Ended July 18, 2015
Net sales to external customers	$	1,196,441	$	1,769,178		$	1,142,928	$	4,108,547
Inter-segment sales		—		510,362			—		510,362
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		—		1,036			1,799		2,835
Depreciation and amortization		6,543		14,705			23,990		45,238
Operating earnings		10,053		39,655			10,939		60,647
Capital expenditures		2,379		9,095			25,712		37,186
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
28 Week Period Ended July 12, 2014
Net sales to external customers	$	1,186,569	$	1,738,928		$	1,218,405	$	4,143,902
Inter-segment sales		—		555,682			—		555,682
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		24		6,722			3		6,749
Depreciation and amortization		5,829		16,174			24,967		46,970
Operating earnings		10,305		24,879			25,043		60,227
Capital expenditures		12,848		9,990			14,782		37,620

	July 18, 2015		January 3, 2015
Total Assets
Military	$	433,613	$	435,647
Food Distribution		745,094		763,914
Retail		735,498		727,979
Discontinued operations		18,787		4,742
Total	$	1,932,992	$	1,932,282

Summary of Sales by Type of Similar Products and Services

The following table presents sales by type of similar product and services:

	12 Weeks Ended								28 Weeks Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	July 18, 2015				July 12, 2014				July 18, 2015				July 12, 2014
Non-perishables (1)	$	1,122,910	62.5	%	$	1,131,903	62.5	%	$	2,595,622	63.1	%	$	2,606,963	62.9	%
Perishables (2)		570,921	31.8	%		566,828	31.3	%		1,283,954	31.3	%		1,285,832	31.0	%
Pharmacy		69,118	3.9	%		65,033	3.6	%		161,157	3.9	%		149,726	3.6	%
Fuel		32,915	1.8	%		46,411	2.6	%		67,814	1.7	%		101,381	2.5	%
Consolidated net sales	$	1,795,864	100.0	%	$	1,810,175	100.0	%	$	4,108,547	100.0	%	$	4,143,902	100.0	%

⁽¹⁾ Consists primarily of general merchandise, grocery, beverages, snacks, tobacco products and frozen foods.

⁽²⁾ Consists primarily of produce, dairy, meat, bakery, deli, floral and seafood.

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Estimated Fair Value and Book Value of Debt Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 18, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Book value of debt instruments:
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$ 21,669	$ 19,758
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	516,012	550,510
Total book value of debt instruments	537,681	570,268
Fair value of debt instruments	541,599	574,008
Excess of fair value over book value	$ 3,918	$ 3,740

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 18, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 13,085	$ 6,443
Accounts and notes receivable, net	298,034	282,697
Inventories, net	552,327	577,197
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21,678	31,882
Property and equipment held for sale	5,996	15,180
Total current assets	891,120	913,399
Property and equipment, net	587,871	597,150
Goodwill	331,523	297,280
Other assets, net	122,478	124,453
Total assets	1,932,992	1,932,282
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	350,719	320,037
Accrued payroll and benefits	60,541	73,220
Other accrued expenses	45,705	44,690
Deferred income taxes	28,819	22,494
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	21,669	19,758
Total current liabilities	507,453	480,199
Long-term liabilities
Deferred income taxes	87,316	91,232
Postretirement benefits	17,022	23,701
Other long-term liabilities	39,379	39,387
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	516,012	550,510
Total long-term liabilities	$ 659,729	$ 704,830
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, voting, no par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 37,517 and 37,524 shares outstanding	$ 518,615	$ 520,791
Preferred stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (11,359)	$ (11,655)
Retained earnings	258,554	238,117
Total shareholders’ equity	765,810	747,253
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,932,992	$ 1,932,282

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	36.40%	36.00%	37.30%	36.70%

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - 6 months ended Jul. 18, 2015 - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]
Balance, value at Jan. 03, 2015	$ 747,253	$ 520,791	$ (11,655)	$ 238,117
Balance, shares at Jan. 03, 2015	37,524	37,524
Net earnings	$ 30,588			30,588
Other comprehensive income	296		296
Dividends	(10,151)			(10,151)
Share repurchase, Value	(9,000)	$ (9,000)
Share repurchase, Shares		(282)
Stock-based employee compensation	5,662	$ 5,662
Issuances of common stock and related tax benefit on stock option exercises and stock bonus plan and from deferred compensation plan, value	2,828	$ 2,828
Issuances of common stock and related tax benefit on stock option exercises and stock bonus plan and from deferred compensation plan, shares		138
Issuances of restricted stock and related income tax benefits, value	1,060	$ 1,060
Issuances of restricted stock and related income tax benefits, shares		312
Cancellations of restricted stock, value	(2,726)	$ (2,726)
Cancellations of restricted stock, shares		(175)
Balance, value at Jul. 18, 2015	$ 765,810	$ 518,615	$ (11,359)	$ 258,554
Balance, shares at Jul. 18, 2015	37,517	37,517

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Goodwill - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 418,123	$ 383,880
Accumulated impairment charges	(86,600)	(86,600)
Goodwill, net	331,523	297,280
Acquisitions (including held-for-sale disposal group)	34,258
Other	(15)
Retail [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	277,029	252,532
Accumulated impairment charges	(86,600)	(86,600)
Goodwill, net	190,429	165,932
Acquisitions (including held-for-sale disposal group)	24,512
Other	(15)
Food Distribution [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	141,094	131,348
Goodwill, net	141,094	$ 131,348
Acquisitions (including held-for-sale disposal group)	$ 9,746

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Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Note 14 Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for continuing operations:

	12 Weeks Ended						28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,			July 12,			July 18,			July 12,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Numerator:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	20,307		$	17,395		$	30,754		$	29,914
Adjustment for earnings attributable to participating securities		(350	)		(296	)		(546	)		(535	)
Earnings from continuing operations used in calculating earnings per share	$	19,957		$	17,099		$	30,208		$	29,379
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating securities		37,584			37,744			37,644			37,662
Adjustment for participating securities		(648	)		(642	)		(668	)		(673	)
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share		36,936			37,102			36,976			36,989
Effect of dilutive stock options		126			66			126			76
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share		37,062			37,168			37,102			37,065
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.82		$	0.79
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.54		$	0.46		$	0.81		$	0.79

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Restructuring and Asset Impairments - Schedule of Activity of Restructuring Costs (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance		$ 14,068
Provision for severance	$ 70	304	$ 266
Changes in estimates	307	(287)	(92)
Lease termination adjustment		(1,745)
Accretion expense		326
Payments		(3,708)
Ending balance		15,718
Business Restructuring Reserves [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease income	$ 218	6,760	$ 236
Lease and Ancillary Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance		13,988
Changes in estimates		(287)
Lease termination adjustment		(1,745)
Accretion expense		326
Payments		(3,404)
Ending balance		15,638
Lease and Ancillary Costs [Member] | Business Restructuring Reserves [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease income		6,760
Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance		80
Provision for severance		304
Payments		(304)
Ending balance		$ 80

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Operating Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Segment Information

Note 16 Operating Segment Information

The following tables set forth information about SpartanNash by operating segment:

(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
12 Week Period Ended July 18, 2015
Net sales to external customers	$	497,047	$	782,743		$	516,074	$	1,795,864
Inter-segment sales		—		229,087			—		229,087
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		—		(1,151	)		1,302		151
Depreciation and amortization		2,810		6,169			10,474		19,453
Operating earnings		3,895		19,406			13,493		36,794
Capital expenditures		1,795		5,542			17,125		24,462
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
12 Week Period Ended July 12, 2014
Net sales to external customers	$	502,402	$	767,926		$	539,847	$	1,810,175
Inter-segment sales		—		243,866			—		243,866
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		24		2,554			3		2,581
Depreciation and amortization		1,552		7,155			10,710		19,417
Operating earnings		5,884		10,670			16,095		32,649
Capital expenditures		2,653		3,423			8,705		14,781
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
28 Week Period Ended July 18, 2015
Net sales to external customers	$	1,196,441	$	1,769,178		$	1,142,928	$	4,108,547
Inter-segment sales		—		510,362			—		510,362
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		—		1,036			1,799		2,835
Depreciation and amortization		6,543		14,705			23,990		45,238
Operating earnings		10,053		39,655			10,939		60,647
Capital expenditures		2,379		9,095			25,712		37,186
(In thousands)	Military		Food Distribution			Retail		Total
28 Week Period Ended July 12, 2014
Net sales to external customers	$	1,186,569	$	1,738,928		$	1,218,405	$	4,143,902
Inter-segment sales		—		555,682			—		555,682
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		24		6,722			3		6,749
Depreciation and amortization		5,829		16,174			24,967		46,970
Operating earnings		10,305		24,879			25,043		60,227
Capital expenditures		12,848		9,990			14,782		37,620

	July 18, 2015		January 3, 2015
Total Assets
Military	$	433,613	$	435,647
Food Distribution		745,094		763,914
Retail		735,498		727,979
Discontinued operations		18,787		4,742
Total	$	1,932,992	$	1,932,282

The following table presents sales by type of similar product and services:

	12 Weeks Ended								28 Weeks Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	July 18, 2015				July 12, 2014				July 18, 2015				July 12, 2014
Non-perishables (1)	$	1,122,910	62.5	%	$	1,131,903	62.5	%	$	2,595,622	63.1	%	$	2,606,963	62.9	%
Perishables (2)		570,921	31.8	%		566,828	31.3	%		1,283,954	31.3	%		1,285,832	31.0	%
Pharmacy		69,118	3.9	%		65,033	3.6	%		161,157	3.9	%		149,726	3.6	%
Fuel		32,915	1.8	%		46,411	2.6	%		67,814	1.7	%		101,381	2.5	%
Consolidated net sales	$	1,795,864	100.0	%	$	1,810,175	100.0	%	$	4,108,547	100.0	%	$	4,143,902	100.0	%

⁽¹⁾ Consists primarily of general merchandise, grocery, beverages, snacks, tobacco products and frozen foods.

⁽²⁾ Consists primarily of produce, dairy, meat, bakery, deli, floral and seafood.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015 $ / shares
Statement Of Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Dividends per share	$ 0.27

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jul. 18, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	37,517,000	37,524,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0

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Associate Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Associate Retirement Plans

Note 9 Associate Retirement Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the 12 weeks and 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014:

(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
12 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	767		$	1,018			$	557		$	461
Expected return on plan assets		(1,136	)		(1,400	)			(868	)		(532	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		191			228				228			—
Net periodic benefit	$	(178	)	$	(154	)		$	(83	)	$	(71	)
Settlement expense		131			522				522			—
Total expense (income)	$	(47	)	$	368			$	439		$	(71	)
(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
12 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—			$	53		$	43
Interest cost		7			8				93			91
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—				(36	)		(37	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		10			7				40			5
Net periodic benefit	$	17		$	15			$	150		$	102
*The amounts above reflect the combined values of the Cash Balance and Super Foods Pension Plans as of July 12, 2014.
(In thousands)	July 18,			July 12,
28 Weeks Ended	2015			2014
	SpartanNash			Combined SpartanNash			*	Cash Balance			Super Foods
	Pension Plan			Pension Plan				Pension Plan			Pension Plan
Interest cost	$	1,791		$	2,373			$	1,298		$	1,075
Expected return on plan assets		(2,651	)		(3,265	)			(2,024	)		(1,241	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		445			533				533			-
Net periodic benefit	$	(415	)	$	(359	)		$	(193	)	$	(166	)
Settlement expense		306			522				522			-
Total expense (income)	$	(109	)	$	163			$	329		$	(166	)
(In thousands)	SERP							Spartan Stores Medical Plan
28 Weeks Ended	July 18,			July 12,				July 18,			July 12,
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Service cost	$	-		$	-			$	124		$	100
Interest cost		17			19				218			212
Amortization of prior service cost		-			-				(85	)		(85	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		22			16				93			11
Net periodic benefit	$	39		$	35			$	350		$	238

On December 31, 2014, the Super Foods Plan was merged into the Cash Balance Pension Plan which was renamed the SpartanNash Company Pension Plan. The Company made contributions of $0.7 million to the SpartanNash Company Pension Plan during the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015. This amount was determined based on 2014 plan year funding valuation results of the legacy Super Foods Plan. The Company does not expect to make any additional contributions for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2016.

As previously stated in Note 8, SpartanNash contributes to the Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (“Fund”) (EIN 7456500) under the terms of the existing collective bargaining agreements and in the amounts set forth in the related collective bargaining agreements. SpartanNash employer contributions during the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015 totaled $12.9 million, which Fund administrators represent is less than 5% of total employer contributions to the Fund. SpartanNash’s employer contributions for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014 were $7.4 million and $7.3 million, respectively.  Based on the most recent information available to SpartanNash, management believes that the present value of actuarial accrued liabilities in this multi-employer plan significantly exceeds the value of the assets held in trust to pay benefits.  Because SpartanNash is one of a number of employers contributing to this plan, it is difficult to ascertain what the exact amount of the underfunding would be, although management anticipates that SpartanNash’s contributions to this plan will increase each year.  On December 13, 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (“MPRA”).  The MPRA is intended to address funding shortfalls in both multiemployer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.  Because the MPRA is a complex piece of legislation, its effects on the Plan and potential implications for the Company are not known at this time.  Any adjustment for withdrawal liability will be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably determined.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Aug. 17, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 18, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	SPTN
Entity Registrant Name	SpartanNash Co
Entity Central Index Key	0000877422
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		37,516,876

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Other Comprehensive Income or Loss

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Other Comprehensive Income or Loss

Note 10 Other Comprehensive Income or Loss

SpartanNash reports comprehensive income or loss in accordance with ASU 2012-13, “Comprehensive Income,” in the financial statements. Total comprehensive income is defined as all changes in shareholders’ equity during a period, other than those resulting from investments by and distributions to shareholders. Generally, for SpartanNash, total comprehensive income equals net earnings plus or minus adjustments for pension and other postretirement benefits.

While total comprehensive income is the activity in a period and is largely driven by net earnings in that period, accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (“AOCI”) represents the cumulative balance of other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of the balance sheet date. For SpartanNash, AOCI is the cumulative balance related to pension and other postretirement benefits.

During the 12 week periods ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, $0.1 million was reclassified from AOCI to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, of which $0.2 million increased selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.1 million reduced income taxes.  During the 28 week periods ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, $0.3 million was reclassified from AOCI to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, of which $0.5 million increased selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.2 million reduced income taxes.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,795,864	$ 1,810,175	$ 4,108,547	$ 4,143,902
Cost of sales	1,533,822	1,545,061	3,510,259	3,531,450
Gross profit	262,042	265,114	598,288	612,452
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative	225,433	228,806	527,804	544,271
Merger integration and acquisition	151	2,581	2,835	6,749
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment	(336)	1,078	7,002	1,205
Total operating expenses	225,248	232,465	537,641	552,225
Operating earnings	36,794	32,649	60,647	60,227
Other income and expenses
Interest expense	4,894	5,475	11,644	12,949
Other, net	(26)		(54)	5
Total other income and expenses	4,868	5,475	11,590	12,954
Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations	31,926	27,174	49,057	47,273
Income taxes	11,619	9,779	18,303	17,359
Earnings from continuing operations	20,307	17,395	30,754	29,914
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	(46)	(76)	(166)	(285)
Net earnings	$ 20,261	$ 17,319	$ 30,588	$ 29,629
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$ 0.54	$ 0.46	$ 0.82	$ 0.79
Loss from discontinued operations			(0.01)
Net earnings	0.54	0.46	0.81	0.79
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	0.54	0.46	0.81	0.79
Net earnings	$ 0.54	$ 0.46	$ 0.81	$ 0.79

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Goodwill

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Note 4 Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

(In thousands)	Retail			Food Distribution		Total
Balance at January 3, 2015:
Goodwill	$	252,532		$	131,348	$	383,880
Accumulated impairment charges		(86,600	)	—			(86,600	)
Goodwill, net		165,932			131,348		297,280
Acquisitions (including held-for-sale disposal group)		24,512			9,746		34,258
Other		(15	)	—			(15	)
Balance at July 18, 2015:
Goodwill		277,029			141,094		418,123
Accumulated impairment charges		(86,600	)	—			(86,600	)
Goodwill, net	$	190,429		$	141,094	$	331,523

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Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Note 3 Acquisitions

On June 16, 2015, SpartanNash acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Dan’s Super Market, Inc. (“Dan’s”) for a total purchase price of $32.6 million, which includes inventory of $3.8 million.  The results of operations of the Dan’s acquisition are included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition.  Dan’s is a six-store chain serving Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota, and was not a customer of the SpartanNash Food Distribution segment prior to the acquisition. SpartanNash acquired the Dan’s stores to strengthen its offering in this region from both a retail and distribution perspective. The purchased assets include inventory, equipment, trade name, favorable lease, non-compete agreements, and goodwill. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date and were based on preliminary estimates that may be subject to further adjustments within the measurement period.  Goodwill of $24.5 million and $1.0 million was preliminarily assigned to the Retail and Food Distribution segments, respectively.

On June 2, 2015, SpartanNash acquired certain assets of Bo's Super Market, Inc. (“Bo’s”).  Bo’s is a twelve-store chain serving southeastern North Carolina and was a customer of the SpartanNash Food Distribution segment prior to the acquisition.  SpartanNash intends to sell the stores to an independent distribution customer within the 12-month period following the acquisition. The purchased assets include inventory, equipment, and goodwill and are classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The acquired assets were recorded at their estimated fair values less estimated costs to sell as of the acquisition date and were based on preliminary estimates that may be subject to further adjustments within the measurement period.  Goodwill of $8.7 million was preliminarily assigned to the Food Distribution segment. The results of operations are reported as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the acquired assets meet the criteria to be held for sale at the date of acquisition.  

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Note 15 Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Non-cash financing activities include the issuance of restricted stock to employees and directors of $8.3 million and $7.0 million for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively. Non-cash investing activities include capital expenditures included in accounts payable of $2.3 million and $3.8 million for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 11 Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 36.4% and 36.0% for the 12 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively. For the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, the effective income tax rate was 37.3% and 36.7%, respectively. The differences from the Federal statutory rate in the current and prior year periods are primarily due to state income taxes.

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Note 7 Fair Value Measurements

Financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities of these financial instruments.  At July 18, 2015 and January 3, 2015 the estimated fair value and the book value of our debt instruments were as follows:

(In thousands)	July 18, 2015		January 3, 2015
Book value of debt instruments:
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	21,669	$	19,758
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		516,012		550,510
Total book value of debt instruments		537,681		570,268
Fair value of debt instruments		541,599		574,008
Excess of fair value over book value	$	3,918	$	3,740

The estimated fair value of debt is based on market quotes for instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities (level 2 valuation techniques).

ASC 820 prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.

Long-lived assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy. Assets with a book value of $5.6 million and $0.9 million were measured at fair value of $3.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively, in the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively. Our accounting and finance team management, which report to the chief financial officer, determine our valuation policies and procedures. The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of our accounting and finance team management and are approved by the chief financial officer. Fair value of long-lived assets is determined by estimating the amount and timing of net future cash flows, discounted using a risk-adjusted rate of interest. SpartanNash estimates future cash flows based on experience and knowledge of the market in which the assets are located, and when necessary, uses real estate brokers. See Note 5 for discussion of long-lived asset impairment charges.

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Restructuring and Asset Impairment

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Asset Impairment

Note 5 Restructuring and Asset Impairment

The following table provides the activity of restructuring costs for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015. Accrued restructuring costs recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are included in “Other accrued expenses” in Current liabilities and “Other long-term liabilities” in Long-term liabilities based on when the obligations are expected to be paid.

	Lease and
(In thousands)	Ancillary Costs				Severance				Total
Balance - January 3, 2015	$		13,988		$		80		$	14,068
Provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease    income			6,760			—				6,760		(a)
Provision for severance		—					304			304		(b)
Changes in estimates			(287	)		—				(287	)	(c)
Lease termination adjustment			(1,745	)		—				(1,745	)	(d)
Accretion expense			326			—				326
Payments			(3,404	)			(304	)		(3,708	)
Balance - July 18, 2015	$		15,638		$		80		$	15,718

(a) The provision for lease and related ancillary costs represents the initial charges estimated to be incurred for store closings in the Retail segment.

(b) The provision for severance relates to a distribution center closing in the Food Distribution segment.

(c) The changes in estimates relate to revised estimates of lease and ancillary costs and sublease income associated with previously closed stores.

(d) The lease termination adjustment represents the benefit recognized in connection with lease buyouts on two previously closed stores. The lease liabilities were formerly included in our restructuring cost liability based on initial estimates.

Included in the liability are lease obligations recorded at the present value of future minimum lease payments, calculated using a risk-free interest rate, and related ancillary costs from the date of closure to the end of the remaining lease term, net of estimated sublease income.

Restructuring and asset impairment charges included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings consisted of the following:

	12 Weeks Ended							28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,				July 12,			July 18,			July 12,
(In thousands)	2015				2014			2015			2014
Asset impairment charges (a)	$	—			$	—		$	2,353		$		906
Provision for leases and related ancillary costs, net of    sublease income, related to store closings (b)		—					218		6,760				236
(Gains) losses on sales of assets related to closed facilities (c)			(336	)			320		(1,876	)			(998	)
Provision for severance (d)		—					70		304				266
Other costs associated with distribution center and store closings		—					163		1,493				887
Changes in estimates (e)		—					307		(287	)			(92	)
Lease termination adjustment (f)		—				—			(1,745	)		—
	$		(336	)	$		1,078	$	7,002		$		1,205

(a) The asset impairment charges were incurred in the Retail segment due to the economic and competitive environment of certain stores.

(b) The provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease income, represents the initial charges estimated to be incurred for store closings in the Retail segment.

(c) The (gains) losses on sales of assets resulted from the sale of a closed food distribution center and sales of closed stores in fiscal 2015 and sales of assets related to closed stores in fiscal 2014.

(d) The provision for severance related to distribution center closings in the Food Distribution segment.

(e) The changes in estimates relates to revised estimates of lease ancillary costs associated with previously closed facilities in the Retail and Food Distribution segments. The Retail segment realized $(287) and $(379) in the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively.

(f) The lease termination adjustment represents the benefit recognized in connection with lease buyouts on two previously closed stores.

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Long-Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Note 6 Long-Term Debt

On January 9, 2015, SpartanNash Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, and certain lenders to the Credit Agreement.  The Amendment reduced the interest rates by 0.25% and extended the maturity date of the Loan Agreement from November 19, 2018 to January 9, 2020.

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 8 Commitments and Contingencies

We are engaged from time-to-time in routine legal proceedings incidental to our business. We do not believe that these routine legal proceedings, taken as a whole, will have a material impact on our business or financial condition. While the ultimate effect of such actions cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that their outcome will not result in a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, operating results or liquidity of SpartanNash.

SpartanNash contributes to the Central States multi-employer pension plan based on obligations arising from its collective bargaining agreements in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Lima, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Michigan covering its distribution center union associates at those locations. This plan provides retirement benefits to participants based on their service to contributing employers. The benefits are paid from assets held in trust for that purpose. Trustees are appointed by contributing employers and unions; however, SpartanNash is not a trustee. The trustees typically are responsible for determining the level of benefits to be provided to participants, as well as for such matters as the investment of the assets and the administration of the plan. SpartanNash currently contributes to the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund under the terms outlined in the “Primary Schedule” of Central States’ Rehabilitation Plan. This schedule requires varying increases in employer contributions over the previous year’s contribution. Increases are set within the collective bargaining agreement and vary by location. On December 13, 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (“MPRA”).  The MPRA is intended to address funding shortfalls in both multiemployer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.  Because the MPRA is a complex piece of legislation, its effects on the Plan and potential implications for the Company are not known at this time.  Any adjustment for withdrawal liability will be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably determined.

Based on the most recent information available to SpartanNash, management believes that the present value of actuarial accrued liabilities in this multi-employer plan significantly exceeds the value of the assets held in trust to pay benefits. Because SpartanNash is one of a number of employers contributing to this plan, it is difficult to ascertain what the exact amount of the underfunding would be, although management anticipates that SpartanNash’s contributions to this plan will increase each year. Management is not aware of any significant change in funding levels since January 3, 2015. To reduce this underfunding, management expects meaningful increases in expense as a result of required incremental multi-employer pension plan contributions in future years. Any adjustment for withdrawal liability will be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably determined (see Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Jul. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2015 USD ($) Store	Jun. 02, 2015 USD ($) Store	Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 331,523			$ 297,280
Dan's [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price of assets		$ 32,600
Amount of inventory included in total purchase price		$ 3,800
Number of stores acquired | Store		6
Dan's [Member] | Retail Segment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 24,500
Dan's [Member] | Food Distribution Segment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,000
Bo Super Market Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired | Store			12
Bo Super Market Inc | Food Distribution Segment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 8,700

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Operating Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Operating Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,795,864	$ 1,810,175	$ 4,108,547	$ 4,143,902
Merger integration and acquisition expenses	151	2,581	2,835	6,749
Depreciation and amortization	19,453	19,417	45,238	46,970
Operating earnings	36,794	32,649	60,647	60,227
Capital expenditures	24,462	14,781	37,186	37,620
Total Assets	1,932,992		1,932,992		$ 1,932,282
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	18,787		18,787		4,742
Military [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Merger integration and acquisition expenses		24		24
Depreciation and amortization	2,810	1,552	6,543	5,829
Operating earnings	3,895	5,884	10,053	10,305
Capital expenditures	1,795	2,653	2,379	12,848
Total Assets	433,613		433,613		435,647
Food Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Merger integration and acquisition expenses	(1,151)	2,554	1,036	6,722
Depreciation and amortization	6,169	7,155	14,705	16,174
Operating earnings	19,406	10,670	39,655	24,879
Capital expenditures	5,542	3,423	9,095	9,990
Total Assets	745,094		745,094		763,914
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Merger integration and acquisition expenses	1,302	3	1,799	3
Depreciation and amortization	10,474	10,710	23,990	24,967
Operating earnings	13,493	16,095	10,939	25,043
Capital expenditures	17,125	8,705	25,712	14,782
Total Assets	735,498		735,498		$ 727,979
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,795,864	1,810,175	4,108,547	4,143,902
Operating Segments [Member] | Military [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	497,047	502,402	1,196,441	1,186,569
Operating Segments [Member] | Food Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	782,743	767,926	1,769,178	1,738,928
Operating Segments [Member] | Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	516,074	539,847	1,142,928	1,218,405
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(229,087)	(243,866)	(510,362)	(555,682)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Food Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ (229,087)	$ (243,866)	$ (510,362)	$ (555,682)

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Discontinued Operations

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Note 13 Discontinued Operations

Results of the discontinued operations are excluded from the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented, unless otherwise noted.

In connection with the asset purchase of Bo’s on June 2, 2015, the acquisition met the held-for-sale criteria and represents a business that, on acquisition, is a discontinued operation.  The Company intends to sell the stores to an independent customer within the 12-month period following the acquisition.  Inventories and equipment of $3.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which were measured at fair value less estimated costs to sell at the time of acquisition, are classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 18, 2015.  The Bo’s discontinued operation is reported under the Retail segment with operating results and cash flows reported as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

There were no additional operations that were reclassified to discontinued operations during the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015.

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Goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

(In thousands)	Retail			Food Distribution		Total
Balance at January 3, 2015:
Goodwill	$	252,532		$	131,348	$	383,880
Accumulated impairment charges		(86,600	)	—			(86,600	)
Goodwill, net		165,932			131,348		297,280
Acquisitions (including held-for-sale disposal group)		24,512			9,746		34,258
Other		(15	)	—			(15	)
Balance at July 18, 2015:
Goodwill		277,029			141,094		418,123
Accumulated impairment charges		(86,600	)	—			(86,600	)
Goodwill, net	$	190,429		$	141,094	$	331,523

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Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share for Continuing Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Numerator:
Earnings from continuing operations	$ 20,307	$ 17,395	$ 30,754	$ 29,914
Adjustment for earnings attributable to participating securities	(350)	(296)	(546)	(535)
Earnings from continuing operations used in calculating earnings per share	$ 19,957	$ 17,099	$ 30,208	$ 29,379
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating securities	37,584	37,744	37,644	37,662
Adjustment for participating securities	(648)	(642)	(668)	(673)
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share	36,936	37,102	36,976	36,989
Effect of dilutive stock options	126	66	126	76
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share	37,062	37,168	37,102	37,065
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 0.54	$ 0.46	$ 0.82	$ 0.79
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 0.54	$ 0.46	$ 0.81	$ 0.79

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Measured On Non Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 5.6	$ 0.9
Long-lived assets measured fair value on nonrecurring basis	$ 3.2	$ 0.0

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 20,261	$ 17,319	$ 30,588	$ 29,629
Other comprehensive income, before tax
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment	205	204	477	475
Total other comprehensive income, before tax	205	204	477	475
Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income	(78)	(78)	(181)	(181)
Total other comprehensive income, after tax	127	126	296	294
Comprehensive income	$ 20,388	$ 17,445	$ 30,884	$ 29,923

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Note 2 Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On April 7, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03 “Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The new guidance is effective on a retrospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those years. Adoption of this standard in fiscal 2016 will retroactively decrease Other long-term assets and Long-term debt.  As of July 18, 2015, such amount was approximately $9.6 million.

On April 10, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08 “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 changed the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and modified related disclosure requirements. The Company adopted ASU 2014-08 in the first quarter of fiscal 2015.  Adoption of ASU 2014-08 did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The new guidance contained in the ASU affects any reporting organization that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards.  The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of this new guidance, which results in the guidance being effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending December 29, 2018. Adoption is allowed by either the full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASC on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Restructuring and Asset Impairment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Activity of Restructuring Costs

The following table provides the activity of restructuring costs for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015. Accrued restructuring costs recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are included in “Other accrued expenses” in Current liabilities and “Other long-term liabilities” in Long-term liabilities based on when the obligations are expected to be paid.

	Lease and
(In thousands)	Ancillary Costs				Severance				Total
Balance - January 3, 2015	$		13,988		$		80		$	14,068
Provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease    income			6,760			—				6,760		(a)
Provision for severance		—					304			304		(b)
Changes in estimates			(287	)		—				(287	)	(c)
Lease termination adjustment			(1,745	)		—				(1,745	)	(d)
Accretion expense			326			—				326
Payments			(3,404	)			(304	)		(3,708	)
Balance - July 18, 2015	$		15,638		$		80		$	15,718

(a) The provision for lease and related ancillary costs represents the initial charges estimated to be incurred for store closings in the Retail segment.

(b) The provision for severance relates to a distribution center closing in the Food Distribution segment.

(c) The changes in estimates relate to revised estimates of lease and ancillary costs and sublease income associated with previously closed stores.

(d) The lease termination adjustment represents the benefit recognized in connection with lease buyouts on two previously closed stores. The lease liabilities were formerly included in our restructuring cost liability based on initial estimates.

Schedule of Restructuring and Asset Impairment

Restructuring and asset impairment charges included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings consisted of the following:

	12 Weeks Ended							28 Weeks Ended
	July 18,				July 12,			July 18,			July 12,
(In thousands)	2015				2014			2015			2014
Asset impairment charges (a)	$	—			$	—		$	2,353		$		906
Provision for leases and related ancillary costs, net of    sublease income, related to store closings (b)		—					218		6,760				236
(Gains) losses on sales of assets related to closed facilities (c)			(336	)			320		(1,876	)			(998	)
Provision for severance (d)		—					70		304				266
Other costs associated with distribution center and store closings		—					163		1,493				887
Changes in estimates (e)		—					307		(287	)			(92	)
Lease termination adjustment (f)		—				—			(1,745	)		—
	$		(336	)	$		1,078	$	7,002		$		1,205

(a) The asset impairment charges were incurred in the Retail segment due to the economic and competitive environment of certain stores.

(b) The provision for lease and related ancillary costs, net of sublease income, represents the initial charges estimated to be incurred for store closings in the Retail segment.

(c) The (gains) losses on sales of assets resulted from the sale of a closed food distribution center and sales of closed stores in fiscal 2015 and sales of assets related to closed stores in fiscal 2014.

(d) The provision for severance related to distribution center closings in the Food Distribution segment.

(e) The changes in estimates relates to revised estimates of lease ancillary costs associated with previously closed facilities in the Retail and Food Distribution segments. The Retail segment realized $(287) and $(379) in the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively.

(f) The lease termination adjustment represents the benefit recognized in connection with lease buyouts on two previously closed stores.

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Restructuring and Asset Impairment - Schedule of Restructuring and Asset Impairment (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Changes in estimates	$ 307	$ (287)	$ (92)
Retail Segment [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Changes in estimates		$ (287)	$ (379)

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Share Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jul. 18, 2015

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Share Based Compensation

Note 12 Share Based Compensation

SpartanNash has two shareholder-approved stock incentive plans that provide for the granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, and other stock-based awards to directors, officers and other key associates.

SpartanNash accounts for share-based compensation awards in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718 which requires that share-based payment transactions be accounted for using a fair value method and the related compensation cost recognized in the financial statements over the period that an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. SpartanNash recognized share-based compensation expense (net of tax) of $0.6 million ($0.01 per diluted share) and $0.7 million ($0.02 per diluted share) for the 12 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively, as a component of Operating expenses and Income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Share-based compensation expense (net of tax) was $3.5 million ($0.09 per diluted share) and $3.1 million ($0.08 per diluted share) for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014, respectively.

The following table summarizes activity in the share-based compensation plans for the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015:

	Shares			Weighted		Restricted			WeightedAverage
	Under			Average		Stock			Grant-Date
	Options			Exercise Price		Awards			Fair Value
Outstanding at January 3, 2015		494,483		$	20.61		600,653			23.08
Granted		—			—		312,050			26.56
Exercised/Vested		(109,401	)		21.95		(265,737	)		19.30
Cancelled/Forfeited		(63	)		11.50		(7,890	)		21.98
Outstanding at July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23		639,076			24.73
Vested and expected to vest in the future at    July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23
Exercisable at July 18, 2015		385,019		$	20.23

There were no stock options granted during the 28 weeks ended July 18, 2015 and July 12, 2014.

As of July 18, 2015, total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based awards granted under our stock incentive plans was $7.2 million for restricted stock. The remaining compensation costs not yet recognized are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years for restricted stock. All compensation costs related to stock options have been recognized.