Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 09, 2017

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
	July 9, 2017			July 3, 2016			July 9, 2017			July 3, 2016
Defined benefit pension plans:
Interest cost	$	5,247		$	5,579		$	17,491		$	18,599
Service cost	505			1,212			1,682			4,040
Expected return on plan assets	(6,494		)	(5,020		)	(21,647		)	(16,735		)
Actuarial loss (1)	1,411			943			4,703			3,144
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (1)	35			56			117			185
Net periodic benefit cost	$	704		$	2,770		$	2,346		$	9,233
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	232		$	292		$	772		$	972
Actuarial loss (1)	37			51			124			169
Net periodic benefit cost	$	269		$	343		$	896		$	1,141

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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, 2016, the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding 2017 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	SERP		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	3,350	$	760
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2017	$	1,100	$	300