Retirement Plans (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Jan. 20, 2013

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):

	Sixteen Weeks Ended
	January 20, 2013			January 22, 2012
Defined benefit pension plans:
Service cost	$	3,308		$	2,900
Interest cost	6,963			6,966
Expected return on plan assets	(6,989		)	(6,149		)
Actuarial loss	5,488			3,819
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	83			133
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8,853		$	7,669
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Service cost	$	—		$	19
Interest cost	488			497
Actuarial loss	243			27
Net periodic benefit cost	$	731		$	543

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Contribution

Future cash flows — Our policy is to fund our plans at or above the minimum required by law. As of the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding fiscal 2013 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	6,140	$	302
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2013	$	12,000	$	1,100