Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

NOTE 12: 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. We fund the plans in amounts consistent with the limits of allowable tax deductions.

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	1,043		$	1,143		$	3,146		$	3,362
Interest cost		3,514			3,699			10,565			11,007
Expected return on plan assets		(4,842	)		(4,429	)		(14,534	)		(13,210	)
Amortization of prior service cost		108			100			326			298
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		1,717			1,518			5,149			4,540
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	1,540		$	2,031		$	4,652		$	5,997

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	31		$	47		$	93		$	141
Interest cost		112			128			336			384
Amortization of prior service cost		(32	)		(32	)		(96	)		(96	)
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		118			76			354			228
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	229		$	219		$	687		$	657