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Retirement Plan
3 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2012
Retirement Plan [Abstract]  
Retirement Plan
6.           Retirement Plan
 
The Company sponsors a frozen defined benefit plan. The components of pension cost (income) for each period are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
   
April 28, 2012
  
April 30, 2011
 
Interest cost
 $473  $516 
Expected return on plan assets
  (563)  (609)
Net loss amortization
  103   39 
Net periodic pension cost (income)
 $13  $(54)
 
    The Company’s funding policy is to make contributions to maintain the minimum funding requirements for its pension obligations in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Company may elect to contribute additional amounts to maintain a level of funding to minimize the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premium costs or to cover the short-term liquidity needs of the plan in order to maintain current invested positions.  No contributions were made by the Company in the current year first quarter.