Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 08, 2012

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows in each period (in thousands):

	Quarter						Year-to-Date
	July 8, 2012			July 10, 2011			July 8, 2012			July 10, 2011
Defined benefit pension plans:
Service cost	$	2,229		$	2,489		$	7,304		$	8,298
Interest cost	5,347			4,980			17,538			16,600
Expected return on plan assets	(4,743		)	(4,785		)	(15,504		)	(15,948		)
Actuarial loss	2,974			2,268			9,657			7,557
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	99			113			332			376
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,906		$	5,065		$	19,327		$	16,883
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Service cost	$	14		$	19		$	47		$	61
Interest cost	374			366			1,244			1,220
Actuarial loss	21			46			69			155
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	—			7			—			24
Net periodic benefit cost	$	409		$	438		$	1,360		$	1,460

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Contribution

Details regarding 2012 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	11,148	$	1,058
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2012	$	6,000	$	300