PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 24, 2016

Pension Benefits

Pension and other post-retirement benefits

Schedule of net periodic cost of defined benefit plans

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	April 24, 2016		April 26, 2015		April 24, 2016		April 26, 2015
Service cost	$	6,680	$	7,199	$	13,360	$	14,398
Interest cost		13,678		13,130		27,356		26,261
Expected return on plan assets		(21,678)		(22,198)		(43,355)		(44,396)
Amortization of prior service cost		(1,066)		(1,219)		(2,132)		(2,439)
Recognized actuarial loss		4,586		4,625		9,171		9,226
Net periodic cost	$	2,200	$	1,537	$	4,400	$	3,050

Post-retirement Benefits

Pension and other post-retirement benefits

Schedule of net periodic cost of defined benefit plans

	Post-retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	April 24, 2016		April 26, 2015		April 24, 2016		April 26, 2015
Service cost	$	317	$	443	$	633	$	885
Interest cost		3,236		3,336		6,472		6,672
Amortization of prior service cost		(1,051)		(334)		(2,101)		(668)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)		392		(1)		784		(1)
Net periodic cost	$	2,894	$	3,444	$	5,788	$	6,888