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 29, 2017			July 30, 2016			July 29, 2017			July 30, 2016
Service cost	$	1,687		$	1,390		$	4,993		$	4,163
Interest cost	904			921			2,678			2,792
Expected return on plan assets	(1,031		)	(940		)	(3,054		)	(2,880		)
Amortization of initial net obligation	3			4			9			12
Amortization of prior service cost	(2		)	—			(6		)	—
Amortization of net loss	482			168			1,403			511
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,043		$	1,543		$	6,023		$	4,598