Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

NOTE 9 – PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

We sponsor a number of defined benefit pension plans for certain hourly and salaried employees. The benefits for most of these plans are generally based on stated amounts for each year of service.

The net periodic benefit cost of our pension benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	January 29, 2016			January 30, 2015
Service cost	$	683		$	1,253
Interest cost	3,309			3,588
Expected return on plan assets	(4,878		)	(4,952		)
Amortization of prior service cost	112			113
Recognized actuarial loss	1,642			1,672
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	868			1,674
Curtailment gain	—			(3,083		)
Net Total Periodic Benefit (Gain)/Cost	$	868		$	(1,409	)

The net periodic benefit cost of our post-retirement medical benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	January 29, 2016			January 30, 2015
Service cost	$	72		$	51
Interest cost	90			92
Expected return on plan assets	N/A			N/A
Amortization of prior service (credit)	(32		)	(32		)
Recognized actuarial loss	96			108
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	226		$	219