Retirement Plans (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Jan. 19, 2014

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost in each period were as follows (in thousands):

	Sixteen Weeks Ended
	January 19, 2014			January 20, 2013
Defined benefit pension plans:
Service cost	$	2,499		$	3,308
Interest cost	7,152			6,963
Expected return on plan assets	(7,536		)	(6,989		)
Actuarial loss	1,364			5,488
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	83			83
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,562		$	8,853
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	504		$	488
Actuarial loss	167			243
Net periodic benefit cost	$	671		$	731

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Contribution

Future cash flows— Our policy is to fund our plans at or above the minimum required by law. As of the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding fiscal 2014 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	6,269	$	289
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2014	$	18,100	$	1,100