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
	January 28, 2017			January 30, 2016
Service cost	$	1,648		$	1,379
Interest cost	884			938
Expected return on plan assets	(1,006		)	(981		)
Amortization of initial net obligation	3			4
Amortization of prior service cost	(2		)	—
Amortization of net loss	455			167
Net periodic pension cost	$	1,982		$	1,507