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Retirement Plans (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 07, 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): 
  
Quarter
 
Year-to-date
  
July 7,
2019
 
July 8,
2018
 
July 7,
2019
 
July 8,
2018
Defined benefit pension plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
5,286

 
$
5,159

 
$
17,619

 
$
17,198

Service cost
—

 
114

 
—

 
379

Expected return on plan assets (1)
(6,077
)
 
(6,108
)
 
(20,257
)
 
(20,360
)
Actuarial loss (2)
914

 
1,124

 
3,046

 
3,745

Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (2)
27

 
34

 
89

 
113

Net periodic benefit cost
$
150

 
$
323

 
$
497

 
$
1,075

Postretirement healthcare plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
229

 
$
220

 
$
766

 
$
734

Actuarial gain (2)
(37
)
 
(6
)
 
(122
)
 
(20
)
Net periodic benefit cost
$
192

 
$
214

 
$
644

 
$
714


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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
$
4,213

 
$
913

Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2019
$
800

 
$
500