Pension Plan (Notes)

3 Months Ended

May 05, 2018

PENSION PLAN

We sponsor a frozen defined benefit pension plan. The components of net periodic pension cost, which were recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses, were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended
	May 5, 2018			April 29, 2017
Employer service cost	$	123		$	125
Interest cost on pension benefit obligation	358			364
Expected return on plan assets	(414		)	(403		)
Amortization of net loss	199			211
Net periodic pension cost	$	266		$	297

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 $0.2 million during the three months ended May 5, 2018, and we expect to contribute an additional $1.0 million in 2018.