Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 15, 2012

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows in each period (in thousands):

	Quarter						Year-to-Date
	April 15, 2012			April 17, 2011			April 15, 2012			April 17, 2011
Defined benefit pension plans:
Service cost	$	2,175		$	2,490		$	5,075		$	5,809
Interest cost	5,225			4,980			12,191			11,620
Expected return on plan assets	(4,612		)	(4,784		)	(10,761		)	(11,163		)
Actuarial loss	2,864			2,266			6,683			5,289
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	100			113			233			263
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,752		$	5,065		$	13,421		$	11,818
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Service cost	$	14		$	18		$	33		$	42
Interest cost	373			366			870			854
Actuarial loss	21			47			48			109
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	—			7			—			17
Net periodic benefit cost	$	408		$	438		$	951		$	1,022

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Contribution

Details regarding 2012 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	6,626	$	801
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2012	$	6,800	$	600