NOTE 9—BENEFIT PLANS

Net periodic benefit expense (income) and contributions for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following:



	Second Quarter Ended
	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	September 10, 2016 (12 weeks)			September 12, 2015 (12 weeks)			September 10, 2016 (12 weeks)			September 12, 2015 (12 weeks)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	20			24			—			1
Expected return on assets	(33		)	(32		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—			—			(3		)	(4		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	10			18			—			1
Net periodic benefit (income) expense	$	(3	)	$	10		$	(3	)	$	(2	)
Contributions to benefit plans	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	—		$	—



	Year-To-Date Ended
	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	September 10, 2016 (28 weeks)			September 12, 2015 (28 weeks)			September 10, 2016 (28 weeks)			September 12, 2015 (28 weeks)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	46			57			1			2
Expected return on assets	(77		)	(76		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—			—			(8		)	(8		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	24			42			1			3
Net periodic benefit (income) expense	$	(7	)	$	23		$	(6	)	$	(3	)
Contributions to benefit plans	$	(2	)	$	(27	)	$	—		$	(11	)

Multiemployer Pension Plans

During fiscal 2017 and 2016 year-to-date, the Company contributed $21 and $20, respectively, to various multiemployer pension plans, primarily defined benefit pension plans, under collective bargaining agreements.

Pension Contributions

No minimum contributions are required to the Company's pension plans in fiscal 2017 in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Company anticipates fiscal 2017 discretionary pension contributions and required minimum other postretirement benefit plan contributions will be approximately $30 to $35.

Lump Sum Pension Settlements

Subsequent to the second quarter ended September 10, 2016, the SUPERVALU INC. Retirement Plan, the defined benefit pension plan sponsored by the Company, made an offering to certain deferred vested pension plan participants to settle pension obligations under a lump sum payment option window. The payments would be equal to the present value of the pension benefits of a participant who has not yet begun receiving monthly pension benefits payments under the SUPERVALU INC. Retirement Plan. The lump sum settlement payments are expected to result in a non-cash pension settlement charge of $55 to $65 from the acceleration of a portion of the accumulated unrecognized actuarial loss.