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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
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Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits

The following tables provide the components of net pension and post-retirement (income) expense (in millions):
 
12 weeks ended
 
Pension
 
Other post-retirement benefits
 
November 30,
2019
 
December 1,
2018
 
November 30,
2019
 
December 1,
2018
Estimated return on plan assets
$
(25.4
)
 
$
(26.0
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

Service cost
3.4

 
12.1

 
0.1

 
0.3

Interest cost
18.6

 
19.8

 
0.1

 
0.1

Amortization of prior service cost
0.1

 
—

 
0.8

 
0.8

Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)
0.1

 
(1.4
)
 
—

 
(0.1
)
(Income) expense, net
$
(3.2
)
 
$
4.5

 
$
1.0

 
$
1.1



 
40 weeks ended
 
Pension
 
Other post-retirement benefits
 
November 30,
2019
 
December 1,
2018
 
November 30,
2019
 
December 1,
2018
Estimated return on plan assets
$
(84.6
)
 
$
(86.6
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

Service cost
11.3

 
40.3

 
0.4

 
0.8

Interest cost
62.0

 
66.0

 
0.5

 
0.4

Amortization of prior service cost
0.3

 
—

 
2.8

 
2.8

Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)
0.4

 
(4.8
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.2
)
(Income) expense, net
$
(10.6
)
 
$
14.9

 
$
3.4

 
$
3.8



The Company contributed $2.0 million and $9.0 million to its defined benefit pension plans and post-retirement benefit plans during the 12 and 40 weeks ended November 30, 2019, respectively. For the 12 and 40 weeks ended December 1, 2018, the Company contributed $186.4 million and $196.9 million, respectively. At the Company's discretion, additional funds may be contributed to the defined benefit pension plans. The Company currently anticipates contributing an additional $3.4 million to these plans for the remainder of fiscal 2019.
Defined Contribution Plans and Supplemental Retirement Plans

Total contributions expensed for defined contribution plans (401(k) plans) were $12.7 million and $11.7 million for the 12 weeks ended November 30, 2019 and December 1, 2018, respectively. For the 40 weeks ended November 30, 2019 and December 1, 2018, total contributions expensed were $45.3 million and $32.2 million, respectively.
Multiemployer Pension Plans

The Company is the second largest contributing employer to the Food Employers Labor Relations Association and United Food and Commercial Workers Pension Fund ("FELRA") which is currently projected by FELRA to become insolvent in the first quarter of 2021. The Company continues to fund all of its required contributions to FELRA. In October 2019, the Company's collective bargaining agreements with the two local unions, pursuant to which the Company contributes to FELRA, expired. The Company and the two local unions with whom the Company is negotiating agreed to extend the terms and conditions of the expired collective bargaining agreements on a temporary basis as negotiations continue. All pension provisions, including the funding, are subject to on-going collective bargaining negotiations with the local unions. The Company, along with the largest contributing employer and local
unions, have had discussions with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") regarding various issues concerning FELRA that may affect FELRA's solvency. Depending on the outcome of the on-going collective bargaining and discussions with the PBGC, the Company may agree, or be required, to make certain payments arising from the Company's participation in FELRA. Several different potential outcomes could result, all of which are uncertain and dependent on unknown future events which cannot be reasonably predicted but the potential final outcome of the matter could have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.