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Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
May 28, 2011
Retirement Plans  
Retirement Plans

9. Retirement Plans

        Net periodic pension expense recorded in the thirteen week periods ended May 28, 2011 and May 29, 2010, for the Company's defined benefit plans includes the following components:

 
  Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
  Nonqualified
Executive
Retirement Plans
 
 
  Thirteen Week Period Ended  
 
  May 28,
2011
  May 29,
2010
  May 28,
2011
  May 29,
2010
 

Service cost

  $ 838   $ 809   $ 5   $ 18  

Interest cost

    1,518     1,516     193     211  

Expected return on plan assets

    (1,505 )   (1,248 )        

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

    157     215          

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

    422     507           (332 )
                   

Net pension expense

  $ 1,430   $ 1,799   $ 198   $ (103 )
                   

        During the thirteen week period ended May 28, 2011 the Company contributed $405 to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans. In addition, the Company prepaid $5,100 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan during fiscal 2011. During the remainder of fiscal 2012, the Company expects to contribute $1,161 to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans and $5,819 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.