Pension Plans

9 Months Ended

Aug. 04, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension Plans

Pension Plans

The Company has various defined benefit pension and other retirement plans for certain non-U.S. employees that are consistent with local statutory requirements and practices. The Company’s funding policy for its foreign defined benefit pension plans is consistent with the local requirements of each country. The plans’ assets consist primarily of U.S. and non-U.S. equity securities, bonds, property and cash.

Net periodic pension cost of non-U.S. plans is presented in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	August 4, 2012			July 30, 2011
Service cost	$	1,938		$	2,340
Interest cost	2,648			2,916
Expected return on plan assets	(2,547		)	(2,797		)
Amortization of initial net obligation	5			4
Amortization of net loss	89			417
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,133		$	2,880

	Nine Months Ended
	August 4, 2012			July 30, 2011
Service cost	$	5,926		$	6,872
Interest cost	8,185			8,544
Expected return on plan assets	(7,857		)	(8,202		)
Amortization of initial net obligation	15			12
Amortization of net loss	269			1,221
Net periodic pension cost	$	6,538		$	8,447

Pension contributions of $3.5 million and $9.1 million were made by the Company during the three and nine months ended August 4, 2012, respectively. The Company presently anticipates contributing an additional $1.1 million to fund its defined benefit pension plans in fiscal year 2012 for a total of $10.2 million.