RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 17, 2022

Retirement Benefits [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 17, 2022		April 11, 2021		April 17, 2022		April 11, 2021
Defined benefit pension plans:
Interest cost	$	3,389	$	3,398	$	7,904	$	7,930
Expected return on plan assets	(4,178)		(4,463)		(9,747)		(10,414)
Actuarial losses (1)	890		1,213		2,078		2,829
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (1)	4		4		10		10
Net periodic benefit cost	$	105	$	152	$	245	$	355
Post-retirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	113	$	130	$	263	$	303
Actuarial gains (1)	(148)		(79)		(345)		(184)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	(35)	$	51	$	(82)	$	119

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(1)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

Details regarding 2022 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	SERP		Post-Retirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	3,057	$	636
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2022	$	2,159	$	496