PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2019

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 28, 2019			July 29, 2018			July 28, 2019			July 29, 2018
Service cost	$	6,510		$	7,903		$	19,531		$	23,709
Interest cost	15,097			14,045			45,289			42,144
Expected return on plan assets	(23,123		)	(24,776		)	(69,369		)	(74,317		)
Amortization of prior service cost	(699		)	(617		)	(2,096		)	(1,851		)
Recognized actuarial loss	3,702			4,548			11,104			13,626
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			—			2,825			—
Net periodic cost	$	1,487		$	1,103		$	7,284		$	3,311

	Post-retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	July 28, 2019			July 29, 2018			July 28, 2019			July 29, 2018
Service cost	$	173		$	98		$	520		$	739
Interest cost	3,007			2,692			9,181			8,356
Amortization of prior service cost	(669		)	(812		)	(2,007		)	(2,233		)
Recognized actuarial loss	—			44			—			133
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			—			(620		)	—
Net periodic cost	$	2,511		$	2,022		$	7,074		$	6,995