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Note 11 - Post - Employment Benefit Obligations
12 Months Ended
Nov. 26, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Postemployment Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
11.
Post - Employment Benefit Obligations
     
 
Supplemental Retirement Income Plan
 
We have an unfunded Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (the “Supplemental Plan”) that covers
one
current and certain former executives. Upon retirement, the Supplemental Plan provides for lifetime monthly payments in an amount equal to
65%
of the participant’s final average compensation as defined in the Supplemental Plan, which is reduced by certain social security benefits to be received and other benefits provided by us. The Supplemental Plan also provides a death benefit that is calculated as (a)   prior to retirement death, which pays the beneficiary
50%
of final average annual compensation for a period of
120
months, or (b)   post - retirement death, which pays the beneficiary
200%
of final average compensation in a single payment. We own life insurance policies on these executives with a current net death benefit of
$3,022
at
November
26,
2016
and we expect to substantially fund this death benefit through the proceeds received upon the death of the executive. Funding for the remaining cash flows is expected to be provided through operations. There are no benefits payable as a result of a termination of employment for any reason other than death or retirement, other than a change of control provision which provides for the immediate vesting and payment of the retirement benefit under the Supplemental Plan in the event of an employment termination resulting from a change of control.
 
Summarized information for the plan measured as of the end of each year presented, is as follows:
 
 
 
2016
     
2015
 
Change in Benefit Obligation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
  $
11,678
      $
10,376
 
Service cost
   
146
       
105
 
Interest cost
   
423
       
374
 
Actuarial losses
   
165
       
1,372
 
Benefits paid
   
(549
)      
(549
)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
  $
11,863
      $
11,678
 
                   
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
  $
11,138
      $
10,967
 
                   
Discount rate used to value the ending benefit obligations:
   
3.75
%      
3.75
%
                   
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
  $
776
      $
749
 
Noncurrent liabilities
   
11,087
       
10,929
 
Total amounts recognized
  $
11,863
 
 
  $
11,678
 
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation
  $
85
      $
127
 
Actuarial loss
   
4,065
       
4,223
 
Net amount recognized
  $
4,150
      $
4,350
 
                   
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and accumulated
other comprehensive income:
  $
734
      $
1,851
 
 
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
 
                         
Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
  $
146
    $
105
    $
78
 
Interest cost
   
423
     
374
     
373
 
Amortization of transition obligation
   
42
     
42
     
42
 
Amortization of other loss
   
323
     
195
     
123
 
                         
Net periodic pension cost
  $
934
    $
716
    $
616
 
                         
                         
Assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
   
3.75
%    
3.75
%    
3.75
%
Increase in future compensation levels
   
3.00
%    
3.00
%    
3.00
%
                         
                         
 
Estimated Future Benefit Payments (with mortality):
 
 
 
 
Fiscal 2017
   
776
 
Fiscal 2018
   
738
 
Fiscal 2019
   
700
 
Fiscal 2020
   
662
 
Fiscal 2021
   
624
 
Fiscal 2022 through 2026
   
4,606
 
 
Of the
$4,150
recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at
November
26,
2016,
$42
of net transition obligation and
$332
of net loss are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic pension cost during fiscal
2017.
 
Deferred Compensation Plan
 
We have an unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan that covers
one
current and certain former executives and provides for voluntary deferral of compensation. This plan has been frozen with no additional participants or benefits permitted. We recognized expense of
$228,
$248,
and
$134
in fiscal
2016,
2015,
and
2014,
respectively, associated with the plan. The expense for fiscal
2014
is net of a credit to income of
$124
due to a change in our estimate of the future obligation of a former employee. Our liability under this plan was
$1,969
and
$2,085
as of
November
26,
2016
and
November
28,
2015,
respectively. The non - current portion of this obligation is included in post - employment benefit obligations in our consolidated balance sheets, with the current portion included in accrued compensation and benefits.
 
 
Defined Contribution Plan
 
We have a qualified defined contribution plan (Employee Savings/Retirement Plan) that covers substantially all employees who elect to participate and have fulfilled the necessary service requirements. Employee contributions to the Plan are matched at the rate of
25%
of up to
8%
of gross pay, regardless of years of service. Expense for employer matching contributions was
$865,
$662
and
$397
during fiscal
2016,
2015
and
2014,
respectively. The increase in contribution expense for fiscal
2016
over fiscal
2015
was largely due to an increase in the matching rate from
20%
in
2015
to
25%
in
2016.
The increase in contribution expense for fiscal
2015
over fiscal
2014
was largely due to an increase in the matching rate from
15%
in
2014
to
20%
in
2015,
as well as the acquisition of Zenith.