Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2017

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

12. Retirement Plans

Net periodic pension expense recorded in the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2017 and August 27, 2016, for the Company’s defined benefit plan includes the following components:

	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Defined Benefit Pension Plan
	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2017			August 27, 2016			September 2, 2017			August 27, 2016
Service cost	$	346		$	292		$	692		$	584
Interest cost	1,603			1,621			3,206			3,242
Expected return on plan assets	(1,147		)	(1,142		)	(2,294		)	(2,284		)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	—			—			—			—
Amortization of unrecognized net loss	857			1,132			1,713			2,264
Net periodic pension expense	$	1,659		$	1,903		$	3,317		$	3,806

During the thirteen and twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2017 the Company contributed $0 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan. During the remainder of fiscal 2018, the Company expects to contribute $4,900 to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.