Defined Pension Benefit Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2018

Defined Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Schedule of Pension Plans' Net Benefit Obligation

The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost recognized in earnings during the three and six months ended March 30, 2018 and March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 30, 2018			March 31, 2017			March 30, 2018			March 31, 2017
Component:
Service cost	$	1,902		$	2,184		$	4,965		$	4,400
Interest cost	11,500			8,699			27,571			17,427
Expected return on plan assets	(19,014		)	(15,527		)	(45,018		)	(31,115		)
Amortization of previously unrecognized items	2,594			3,530			5,047			7,086
Settlement loss (gain)	—			41			3,819			84
Net periodic benefit	$	(3,018	)	$	(1,073	)	$	(3,616	)	$	(2,118	)

Defined Contribution Plans

The following table presents certain information regarding the Company’s cash contributions to our pension plans for fiscal 2018 (in thousands):

Cash contributions made during the first six months of fiscal 2018	$	11,319
Cash contributions we expect to make during the remainder of fiscal 2018	18,741
Total	$	30,060