Pension Plan (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2017

PENSION PLAN

We sponsor a frozen defined benefit pension plan. The components of net periodic pension cost were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	July 29, 2017			July 30, 2016			July 29, 2017			July 30, 2016
Employer service cost	$	120		$	99		$	245		$	170
Interest cost	363			400			727			798
Expected return on plan assets	(412		)	(422		)	(815		)	(875		)
Net loss amortization	213			295			424			448
Net periodic pension cost	$	284		$	372		$	581		$	541

Our funding policy is to make contributions to maintain the minimum funding requirements for our pension obligations in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. We 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. We contributed $0.1 million during the six months ended July 29, 2017, and we expect to contribute an additional $0.8 million in 2017.