Pension and Savings Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 22, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

The components of net periodic pension expense related to the Company’s pension plans consisted of the following:


	Twelve Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	November 22, 2014			November 23, 2013
Interest cost	$	2,847		$	3,016
Expected return on plan assets		(3,757	)		(3,551	)
Amortization of net loss		2,063			1,588

Net periodic pension expense	$	1,153		$	1,053

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of one or more of the entity's defined benefit pension plans or one or more other defined benefit postretirement plans, separately for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans including the entity's schedule of fair value of plan assets for defined benefit or other postretirement plans.

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