Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2014

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Components of Net Pension Expense and Periodic Benefit Costs

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension expense:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	Mar 31, 2013			Mar 30, 2014			Mar 31, 2013			Mar 30, 2014
	(in thousands)
Expected return on assets	$	(1,175	)	$	(1,325	)	$	(2,350	)	$	(2,658	)
Service cost	1,223			872			2,445			1,908
Interest cost	1,119			1,222			2,239			2,479
Amortization of prior service cost	1			1			2			2
Amortization of recognized losses	747			258			1,494			556
Net pension expense	$	1,915		$	1,028		$	3,830		$	2,287

Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine Net Pension Expense and Periodic Benefit Costs

Actuarial assumptions used to determine net pension expense were:
Discount rate	3.70	%	4.70	%	3.70	%	4.70	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.08	%	3.08	%	3.08	%	3.08	%
Expected long-term rate of return on assets	6.00	%	6.00	%	6.00	%	6.00	%