PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Schedule of net periodic benefit cost for pension and other post-retirement benefit plans

	Pension Benefits						Post-retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 29, 2012			January 30, 2011			January 29, 2012			January 30, 2011
Service cost	$	5,856		$	6,052		$	556		$	542
Interest cost	12,284			12,570			4,438			4,683
Expected return on plan assets	(17,127		)	(15,747		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service cost	(1,270		)	(152		)	913			1,119
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	5,032			4,158			(1		)	(1		)
Net periodic cost	$	4,775		$	6,881		$	5,906		$	6,343