PENSION PLANS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Jul. 30, 2016

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

PENSION PLANS

PENSION PLANS

The Company sponsors four defined benefit pension plans.  Net periodic pension cost for the four plans includes the following components:

	13 Weeks Ended						26 Weeks Ended
	January 28, 2017			January 23, 2016			January 28, 2017			January 23, 2016
Service cost	$	116		$	1,104		$	255		$	2,208
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations	604			827			1,209			1,654
Expected return on plan assets	(973		)	(940		)	(1,946		)	(1,880		)
Amortization of net losses	378			482			755			964
Net periodic pension cost	$	125		$	1,473		$	273		$	2,946

On November 29, 2016, the Company amended the Village Super Market Local 72 Retail Clerks Employees’ Retirement Plan, which covers union employees in the Stroudsburg store, to freeze all benefits effective January 31, 2017. As a result of this amendment, the Company recognized a pre-tax remeasurement gain totaling $629 in accumulated other comprehensive loss during the second quarter of fiscal 2017. The remeasurement had no impact on the consolidated statements of operations. Assumptions used in the remeasurement include a discount rate of 4.09% and long-term expected rate of return on plan assets of 7.50%.

On February 15, 2016, the Company amended the Village Super Market Employees Retirement Plan, which covers nonunion employees and pharmacists, to freeze all benefits effective March 31, 2016. As a result of this amendment, the Company recognized a pre-tax curtailment gain totaling $17,904 in accumulated other comprehensive loss during fiscal 2016.

As of January 28, 2017, the Company has not made contributions to its pension plans in fiscal 2017.  The Company expects to contribute approximately $3,000 during fiscal 2017 to fund its pension plans.

Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailments

$ 17,904