PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS

The Company provides various retirement benefits, including defined benefit plans and postretirement healthcare plans covering certain current and retired employees in the U.S. and abroad. Components of net periodic benefit cost (income) and Company contributions for these plans were as follows:



	Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
	May 31, 2014			June 1, 2013			May 31, 2014			June 1, 2013
Pension Benefits:
Components of net periodic benefit cost (income):
Service cost	$	498		$	621		$	996		$	1,243
Interest cost	1,933			1,726			3,864			3,456
Expected return on plan assets	(2,834		)	(2,693		)	(5,665		)	(5,392		)
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	(3		)	(2		)	(6		)	(5		)
Net actuarial loss	721			1,515			1,442			3,031
Net periodic benefit cost	$	315		$	1,167		$	631		$	2,333

Cash contributions	$	62		$	1,565		$	127		$	16,507

Postretirement Healthcare Benefits:
Components of net periodic benefit cost (income):
Interest cost	$	2		$	2		$	4		$	4
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	(31		)	(31		)	(62		)	(62		)
Net actuarial gain	(37		)	(37		)	(74		)	(74		)
Net periodic benefit income	$	(66	)	$	(66	)	$	(132	)	$	(132	)

Cash contributions	$	16		$	18		$	32		$	36

The Company’s policy is to contribute to its qualified U.S. and non-U.S. pension plans at least the minimum amount required by applicable laws and regulations, to contribute to the U.S. combined nonqualified plans when required for benefit payments, and to contribute to the postretirement healthcare benefit plan an amount equal to the benefit payments. The Company, from time to time, makes voluntary contributions in excess of the minimum amount required as economic conditions warrant.

The Company expects to contribute up to the following amounts to its various plans to pay benefits during 2014:



U.S. Qualified Plans	$	—
U.S. Combined Nonqualified Plans	216
Non-U.S. Plan	409
Postretirement Healthcare Benefit Plan	62
Total expected contributions	$	687

During the three months and six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company contributed $78 and $159 to its various plans. In addition to the plan assets related to its qualified plans, the Company has also funded $953 and $1,024 at May 31, 2014 and November 30, 2013, respectively, into a restricted trust for its U.S. combined nonqualified plans (see Note 6). This trust is included in Other noncurrent assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.