PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of net periodic cost of defined benefit plans

Net periodic benefit cost for pension and other post-retirement benefit plans consists of the following:

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	July 29, 2018			July 30, 2017			July 29, 2018			July 30, 2017
Service cost	$	7,903		$	7,564		$	23,709		$	22,692
Interest cost	14,045			13,565			42,144			40,697
Expected return on plan assets	(24,776		)	(22,734		)	(74,317		)	(68,202		)
Amortization of prior service cost	(617		)	(750		)	(1,851		)	(2,250		)
Recognized actuarial loss	4,548			6,542			13,626			19,625
Net periodic cost	$	1,103		$	4,187		$	3,311		$	12,562

	Post-retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	July 29, 2018			July 30, 2017			July 29, 2018			July 30, 2017
Service cost	$	98		$	275		$	739		$	824
Interest cost	2,692			2,871			8,356			8,613
Amortization of prior service cost	(812		)	(1,069		)	(2,233		)	(3,206		)
Recognized actuarial loss	44			598			133			1,825
Net periodic cost	$	2,022		$	2,675		$	6,995		$	8,056