Retirement Plans (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Jan. 20, 2019

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):

	Sixteen Weeks Ended
	January 20, 2019			January 21, 2018
Defined benefit pension plans:
Interest cost	$	7,048		$	6,879
Service cost	—			151
Expected return on plan assets (1)	(8,104		)	(8,144		)
Actuarial loss (2)	1,219			1,498
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (2)	35			45
Net periodic benefit cost	$	198		$	429
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	307		$	294
Actuarial gain (2)	(49		)	(8		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	258		$	286

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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 “Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net

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, 2018, the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding 2019 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	SERP		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	1,763	$	348
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2019	$	3,300	$	1,000