Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Pension Plans
	Thirteen weeks ended						Thirty-nine weeks ended
	March 1, 2016			March 3, 2015			March 1, 2016			March 3, 2015
Service cost	$	33		$	75		$	305		$	225
Interest cost		495			443			1,535			1,330
Expected return on plan assets		(103	)		(124	)		(308	)		(373	)
Recognized actuarial loss		730			430			1,831			1,290
Curtailment expense		1			–			1			–
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,156		$	824		$	3,364		$	2,472

	Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits
	Thirteen weeks ended				Thirty-nine weeks ended
	March 1, 2016		March 3, 2015		March 1, 2016		March 3, 2015
Service cost	$	1	$	1	$	3	$	3
Interest cost		12		12		36		35
Recognized actuarial loss		32		33		97		100
Net periodic benefit cost	$	45	$	46	$	136	$	138