Pension Plans

6 Months Ended

May 04, 2013

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						Six Months Ended
	May 4, 2013			May 5, 2012			May 4, 2013			May 5, 2012
Service cost	$	2,820		$	1,997		$	5,676		$	3,988
Interest cost	3,114			2,773			6,251			5,537
Expected return on plan assets	(2,924		)	(2,661		)	(5,876		)	(5,310		)
Amortization of initial net obligation	5			5			10			10
Amortization of prior service cost	(58		)	—			(116		)	—
Amortization of net loss	743			91			1,491			180
Net periodic pension cost	$	3,700		$	2,205		$	7,436		$	4,405

Pension contributions of $4.3 million and $8.7 million were made by the Company during the three and six months ended May 4, 2013. The Company presently anticipates contributing an additional $8.5 million to fund its defined benefit pension plans in fiscal year 2013 for a total of $17.2 million.