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Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Jun. 02, 2012
Retirement Plans  
Retirement Plans

8. Retirement Plans

        Net periodic pension expense recorded in the thirteen week periods ended June 2, 2012 and May 28, 2011, for the Company's defined benefit plans includes the following components:

 
  Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
  Nonqualified
Executive
Retirement Plans
 
 
  Thirteen Week Period Ended  
 
  June 2,
2012
  May 28,
2011
  June 2,
2012
  May 28,
2011
 

Service cost

  $ 868   $ 838   $   $ 5  

Interest cost

    1,566     1,518     154     193  

Expected return on plan assets

    (1,749 )   (1,505 )        

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

    60     157          

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

    960     422              
                   

Net pension expense

  $ 1,705   $ 1,430   $ 154   $ 198  
                   

        During the thirteen week period ended June 2, 2012 the Company contributed $399 to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans. In addition, the Company prepaid $1,764 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan during fiscal 2012. During the remainder of fiscal 2013, the Company expects to contribute $1,243 to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans and $8,001 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.