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Retirement Plans
6 Months Ended
Aug. 27, 2011
Retirement Plans  
Retirement Plans

9. Retirement Plans

        Net periodic pension expense recorded in the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010, for the Company's defined benefit plans includes the following components:

 
  Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
  Nonqualified
Executive
Retirement Plans
  Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
  Nonqualified
Executive
Retirement Plans
 
 
  Thirteen Week Period Ended   Twenty-Six Week Period Ended  
 
  August 27,
2011
  August 28,
2010
  August 27,
2011
  August 28,
2010
  August 27,
2011
  August 28,
2010
  August 27,
2011
  August 28,
2010
 

Service cost

  $ 838   $ 809   $ 5   $ 18   $ 1,676   $ 1,618   $ 10   $ 36  

Interest cost

    1,518     1,516     192     212     3,036     3,032     385     423  

Expected return on plan assets

    (1,505 )   (1,248 )           (3,010 )   (2,496 )        

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

    157     215             314     430          

Amortization of unrecognized net loss (gain)

    422     507         (332 )   844     1,014         (664 )
                                   

Net pension expense (income)

  $ 1,430   $ 1,799   $ 197   $ (102 ) $ 2,860   $ 3,598   $ 395   $ (205 )
                                   

        During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2011 the Company contributed $378 and $784, respectively, 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 $784 to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans and $5,819 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.