PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 25, 2021

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:

	Pension Benefits
	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020		April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020
Service Cost	$	9,107	$	8,896	$	18,214	$	17,792
Interest Cost	12,362		13,411		24,724		26,821
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(25,189)		(25,321)		(50,378)		(50,642)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost	(367)		(542)		(734)		(1,084)
Recognized Actuarial Loss	5,578		5,597		11,156		11,192
Net Periodic Cost	$	1,491	$	2,041	$	2,982	$	4,079

	Post-retirement Benefits
	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020		April 25, 2021		April 26, 2020
Service Cost	$	131	$	193	$	261	$	387
Interest Cost	1,948		2,329		3,896		4,789
Amortization of Prior Service Cost	(164)		(663)		(328)		(1,326)
Recognized Actuarial Loss	495		247		991		523
Net Periodic Cost	$	2,410	$	2,106	$	4,820	$	4,373