Schedule of net periodic cost of defined benefit plans |
Net periodic benefit cost for pension and other post-retirement benefit plans consists of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Benefits | | Thirteen Weeks Ended | | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended | (in thousands) | April 26, 2020 | | April 28, 2019 | | April 26, 2020 | | April 28, 2019 | Service Cost | $ | 8,896 |
| | $ | 6,511 |
| | $ | 17,792 |
| | $ | 13,021 |
| Interest Cost | 13,411 |
| | 15,095 |
| | 26,821 |
| | 30,192 |
| Expected Return on Plan Assets | (25,321 | ) | | (23,121 | ) | | (50,642 | ) | | (46,246 | ) | Amortization of Prior Service Cost | (542 | ) | | (699 | ) | | (1,084 | ) | | (1,397 | ) | Recognized Actuarial Loss | 5,597 |
| | 3,701 |
| | 11,192 |
| | 7,402 |
| Curtailment Loss (Gain) | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,825 |
| Net Periodic Cost | $ | 2,041 |
| | $ | 1,487 |
| | $ | 4,079 |
| | $ | 5,797 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Post-retirement Benefits | | Thirteen Weeks Ended | | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended | (in thousands) | April 26, 2020 | | April 28, 2019 | | April 26, 2020 | | April 28, 2019 | Service Cost | $ | 193 |
| | $ | 173 |
| | $ | 387 |
| | $ | 347 |
| Interest Cost | 2,329 |
| | 3,009 |
| | 4,789 |
| | 6,174 |
| Amortization of Prior Service Cost | (663 | ) | | (669 | ) | | (1,326 | ) | | (1,338 | ) | Recognized Actuarial Loss | 247 |
| | — |
| | 523 |
| | — |
| Curtailment Loss (Gain) | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (620 | ) | Net Periodic Cost | $ | 2,106 |
| | $ | 2,513 |
| | $ | 4,373 |
| | $ | 4,563 |
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