Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 08, 2018

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) [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 8, 2018			July 9, 2017			July 8, 2018			July 9, 2017
Defined benefit pension plans:
Interest cost	$	5,159		$	5,247		$	17,198		$	17,491
Service cost	515			505			1,718			1,682
Expected return on plan assets (1)	(6,509		)	(6,494		)	(21,699		)	(21,647		)
Actuarial loss (2)	1,124			1,411			3,745			4,703
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (2)	34			35			113			117
Net periodic benefit cost	$	323		$	704		$	1,075		$	2,346
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	220		$	232		$	734		$	772
Actuarial (gain) loss (2)	(6		)	37			(20		)	124
Net periodic benefit cost	$	214		$	269		$	714		$	896

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(1) Determined as of the beginning of the year based on a return on asset assumption of 6.2%.

(2) 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, 2017, the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding 2018 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	SERP		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	3,299	$	1,085
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2018	$	1,100	$	200