Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

9. Retirement Plans

        Net periodic pension expense recorded in the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 1, 2012 and August 27, 2011, 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
	September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011			September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011		September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011			September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011
Service cost	$	867		$	838		$	—	$	5	$	1,735		$	1,676		$	—	$	10
Interest cost		1,565			1,518			154		192		3,131			3,036			308		385
Expected return on plan assets		(1,749	)		(1,505	)		—		—		(3,498	)		(3,010	)		—		—
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost		60			157			—		—		120			314			—		—
Amortization of unrecognized net loss (gain)		960			422			—		—		1,920			844			—		—
Net pension expense (income)	$	1,703		$	1,430		$	154	$	197	$	3,408		$	2,860		$	308	$	395

        During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 1, 2012 the Company contributed $2,090 and $3,854 respectively, to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan. In addition, during the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 1, 2012 the Company contributed $428 and $834, respectively, to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans. During the remainder of fiscal 2013, the Company expects to contribute $5,911 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and $821 to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans.