Pension and Post-Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 14, 2014

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Pension and Post-Retirement Plans

PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT PLANS

The following tables provide the components of net pension and post-retirement expense (in millions):

	12 Weeks Ended
	June 14, 2014						June 15, 2013
	Pension			Other Post- Retirement Benefits			Pension			Other Post- Retirement Benefits
Estimated return on assets	$	(27.5	)	$	—		$	(24.9	)	$	—
Service cost	9.7			0.2			9.7			0.1
Interest cost	22.3			0.8			19.7			0.7
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	2.3			(0.1		)	3.0			—
Amortization of unrecognized losses	9.8			0.1			18.0			0.2
Total	$	16.6		$	1.0		$	25.5		$	1.0

	24 Weeks Ended
	June 14, 2014						June 15, 2013
	Pension			Other Post- Retirement Benefits			Pension			Other Post- Retirement Benefits
Estimated return on assets	$	(55.0	)	$	—		$	(49.8	)	$	—
Service cost	19.5			0.4			19.5			0.3
Interest cost	44.5			1.6			39.4			1.4
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	4.5			(0.1		)	5.9			(0.1		)
Amortization of unrecognized losses	19.6			0.2			35.9			0.5
Total	$	33.1		$	2.1		$	50.9		$	2.1

The Company contributed $6.6 million to its defined benefit pension plans and post-retirement benefit plans in the first 24 weeks of 2014 compared to $39.7 million in the first 24 weeks of 2013.  For the remainder of 2014, Safeway currently anticipates contributing an additional $7 million to these plans.