Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 10, 2016

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

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

	Quarter						Year-to-date
	April 10, 2016			April 12, 2015			April 10, 2016			April 12, 2015
Defined benefit pension plans:
Service cost	$	1,212		$	1,908		$	2,828		$	4,452
Interest cost	5,580			5,237			13,020			12,220
Expected return on plan assets	(5,021		)	(5,370		)	(11,715		)	(12,531		)
Actuarial loss (1)	944			2,172			2,201			5,068
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (1)	55			62			129			145
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,770		$	4,009		$	6,463		$	9,354
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	291		$	276		$	680		$	644
Actuarial loss (1)	51			42			118			98
Net periodic benefit cost	$	342		$	318		$	798		$	742

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(1)    Amounts were reclassified from accumulated OCI into net earnings as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

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 January 1, 2015, the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding 2016 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	7,617	$	638
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2016	$	16,900	$	700