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						Nine Months Ended
	July 30, 2016			August 1, 2015			July 30, 2016			August 1, 2015
Service cost	$	1,390		$	4,095		$	4,163		$	12,975
Interest cost	921			3,046			2,792			9,636
Expected return on plan assets	(940		)	(3,553		)	(2,880		)	(11,222		)
Amortization of initial net obligation	4			5			12			15
Amortization of prior service cost	—			(61		)	—			(185		)
Amortization of net loss	168			1,899			511			5,761
Net periodic pension cost	$	1,543		$	5,431		$	4,598		$	16,980