Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

NOTE 10 – 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 30, 2015			January 24, 2014
Service cost	$	1,253		$	1,090
Interest cost	3,588			3,700
Expected return on plan assets	(4,952		)	(4,959		)
Amortization of prior service cost	113			120
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss	1,672			1,543
Curtailment (gain)/loss	(3,083		)	—
Net Periodic Benefit (Gain)/Cost	$	(1,409	)	$	1,494

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

	Three Months Ended
	January 30, 2015			January 24, 2014
Service cost	$	51		$	38
Interest cost	92			95
Amortization of prior service cost	(32		)	(32		)
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss	108			92
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	219		$	193