Pension Plans

3 Months Ended

Feb. 04, 2012

Pension Plans [Abstract]

Pension Plans

Note 11 – 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
	February 4, 2012			January 29, 2011
Service cost	$	1,991		$	2,224
Interest cost		2,764			2,753
Expected return on plan assets		(2,649	)		(2,645	)
Amortization of initial net obligation		5			4
Amortization of net loss		89			393
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,200		$	2,729

Pension contributions of $2.6 million were made by the Company during the three months ended February 4, 2012. The Company presently anticipates contributing an additional $8.2 million to fund its defined benefit pension plans in fiscal year 2012 for a total of $10.8 million.