Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
Oct. 10, 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 included inventory of $3.7 million. The results of operations of the Dan’s acquisition are included in the accompanying 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 $24.6 million and $1.0 million was preliminarily assigned to the Retail and Food Distribution segments, respectively.

Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Oct. 10, 2015

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 included inventory of $3.7 million. The results of operations of the Dan’s acquisition are included in the accompanying 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 $24.6 million and $1.0 million was preliminarily assigned to the Retail and Food Distribution segments, respectively.