PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020		July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020
Service Cost	$	9,107	$	8,896	$	27,321	$	26,688
Interest Cost	12,362		13,411		37,086		40,232
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(25,189)		(25,321)		(75,567)		(75,963)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost	(367)		(542)		(1,101)		(1,626)
Recognized Actuarial Loss	5,578		5,595		16,735		16,787
Net Periodic Cost	$	1,491	$	2,039	$	4,474	$	6,118

	Post-retirement Benefits
	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020		July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020
Service Cost	$	131	$	192	$	392	$	579
Interest Cost	1,948		2,322		5,844		7,111
Amortization of Prior Service Cost	(164)		(662)		(492)		(1,988)
Recognized Actuarial Loss	495		261		1,486		784
Net Periodic Cost	$	2,410	$	2,113	$	7,230	$	6,486