Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2012

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

9. Retirement Plans

        Net periodic pension expense recorded in the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended December 1, 2012 and November 26, 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										Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended
	December 1, 2012			November 26, 2011			December 1, 2012		November 26, 2011		December 1, 2012			November 26, 2011			December 1, 2012		November 26, 2011
Service cost	$	868		$	838		$	—	$	5	$	2,603		$	2,514		$	—	$	15
Interest cost		1,566			1,518			154		193		4,697			4,554			462		578
Expected return on plan assets		(1,749	)		(1,505	)		—		—		(5,247	)		(4,515	)		—		—
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost		60			157			—		—		180			471			—		—
Amortization of unrecognized net loss (gain)		960			422			—		—		2,880			1,266			—		—
Net pension expense (income)	$	1,705		$	1,430		$	154	$	198	$	5,113		$	4,290		$	462	$	593

        During the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended December 1, 2012 the Company contributed $1,730 and $5,584 respectively, to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan. In addition, during the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended December 1, 2012 the Company contributed $389 and $1,216, respectively, to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans. During the remainder of fiscal 2013, the Company expects to contribute $0 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and $425 to the Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plans.