Pension and Savings Plans

9 Months Ended

May 07, 2011

Pension and Savings Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Savings Plans

Note G — Pension and Savings Plans

The components of net periodic pension expense related to the Company’s pension plans consisted of the following:

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Thirty-Six Weeks Ended
	May 7,			May 8,			May 7,			May 8,
(in thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Interest cost	$	2,570		$	2,611		$	7,709		$	7,833
Expected return on plan assets		(2,152	)		(2,087	)		(6,456	)		(6,261	)
Amortization of net loss		2,170			1,877			6,511			5,631
Net periodic pension expense	$	2,588		$	2,401		$	7,764		$	7,203

The Company makes contributions in amounts at least equal to the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. During the thirty-six week period ended May 7, 2011, the Company made contributions to its funded plan in the amount of $4.5 million. The Company expects to contribute approximately $1.3 million to the plan during the remainder of fiscal 2011; however, a change to the expected cash funding may be impacted by a change in interest rates or a change in the actual or expected return on plan assets.