Retirement Plans (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Jan. 21, 2018

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) [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 21, 2018			January 22, 2017
Defined benefit pension plans:
Interest cost	$	6,879		$	6,996
Service cost	687			673
Expected return on plan assets	(8,680		)	(8,659		)
Actuarial loss (1)	1,498			1,881
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (1)	45			47
Net periodic benefit cost	$	429		$	938
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	294		$	309
Actuarial (gain) loss (1)	(8		)	50
Net periodic benefit cost	$	286		$	359

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(1) Amounts were reclassified from accumulated OCI into net earnings as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

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 January 1, 2017, the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding 2018 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	SERP		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	1,100	$	610
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2018	$	3,300	$	700