Pension and Savings Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 14, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Net Periodic Benefit Expense

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

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	February 14, 2015			February 15, 2014			February 14, 2015			February 15, 2014
Interest cost	$	2,847		$	3,016		$	5,694		$	6,032
Expected return on plan assets		(3,757	)		(3,550	)		(7,514	)		(7,100	)
Amortization of net loss		2,063			1,587			4,127			3,174
Net periodic pension expense	$	1,153		$	1,053		$	2,307		$	2,106