Pension and Savings Plans

9 Months Ended

May 04, 2013

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [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
(in thousands)	May 4, 2013			May 5, 2012			May 4, 2013			May 5, 2012
Interest cost	$	2,659		$	2,819		$	7,977		$	8,456
Expected return on plan assets		(3,083	)		(2,704	)		(9,249	)		(8,112	)
Amortization of net loss		3,333			2,260			9,999			6,781
Net periodic pension expense	$	2,909		$	2,375		$	8,727		$	7,125

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 4, 2013, the Company made contributions to its funded plan in the amount of $5.0 million. The Company expects to contribute approximately $11.9 million to the plan during the remainder of fiscal 2013; 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.