Pension and Savings Plans

9 Months Ended

May 10, 2014

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 10, 2014			May 4, 2013			May 10, 2014			May 4, 2013
Interest cost	$	3,016		$	2,659		$	9,048		$	7,977
Expected return on plan assets		(3,550	)		(3,083	)		(10,650	)		(9,249	)
Amortization of net loss		1,587			3,333			4,761			9,999
Net periodic pension expense	$	1,053		$	2,909		$	3,159		$	8,727

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 10, 2014, the Company made contributions to its funded plan in the amount of $2.9 million. The Company expects to contribute approximately $13.8 million to the plan during the remainder of fiscal 2014; 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.