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PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS
9 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2013
PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS  
PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

NOTE K                                              PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

 

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, 2013

 

July 29, 2012

 

July 28, 2013

 

July 29, 2012

 

Service cost

 

$

7,744

 

$

5,856

 

$

23,234

 

$

17,568

 

Interest cost

 

11,922

 

12,284

 

35,766

 

36,852

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(18,286

)

(17,128

)

(54,858

)

(51,383

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

(1,269

)

(1,269

)

(3,809

)

(3,809

)

Recognized actuarial loss

 

8,505

 

5,032

 

25,514

 

15,097

 

Net periodic cost

 

$

8,616

 

$

4,775

 

$

25,847

 

$

14,325

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement Benefits

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 28, 2013

 

July 29, 2012

 

July 28, 2013

 

July 29, 2012

 

Service cost

 

$

612

 

$

556

 

$

1,836

 

$

1,668

 

Interest cost

 

3,693

 

4,437

 

11,081

 

13,312

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

(401

)

882

 

(999

)

2,678

 

Recognized actuarial loss (gain)

 

1,982

 

 

5,807

 

(2

)

Net periodic cost

 

$

5,886

 

$

5,875

 

$

17,725

 

$

17,656

 

 

During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company made discretionary contributions of $22.1 million to fund its pension plans, compared to discretionary contributions of $27.3 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2012.