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						Nine Months Ended
	August 30, 2014			August 31, 2013			August 30, 2014			August 31, 2013
Pension Benefits:
Components of net periodic benefit cost (income):
Service cost	$	499		$	622		$	1,495		$	1,865
Interest cost	1,934			1,727			5,798			5,183
Expected return on plan assets	(2,835		)	(2,694		)	(8,500		)	(8,086		)
Settlement cost	—			3,111			—			3,111
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	(3		)	(3		)	(9		)	(8		)
Net actuarial loss	721			1,516			2,163			4,547
Net periodic benefit cost	$	316		$	4,279		$	947		$	6,612

Cash contributions	$	66		$	7,709		$	193		$	24,216

Postretirement Healthcare Benefits:
Components of net periodic benefit cost (income):
Interest cost	$	2		$	2		$	6		$	6
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	(31		)	(31		)	(93		)	(93		)
Net actuarial gain	(37		)	(37		)	(111		)	(111		)
Net periodic benefit income	$	(66	)	$	(66	)	$	(198	)	$	(198	)

Cash contributions	$	16		$	18		$	48		$	54

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 nine months ended August 30, 2014, the Company contributed $82 and $241 to its various plans. In addition to the plan assets related to its qualified plans, the Company has also funded $914 and $1,024 at August 30, 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.