Pension and Savings Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 13, 2016

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 13, 2016			February 14, 2015			February 13, 2016			February 14, 2015
Interest cost	$	2,601		$	2,847		$	5,202		$	5,694
Expected return on plan assets		(3,810	)		(3,757	)		(7,620	)		(7,514	)
Amortization of net loss		2,424			2,063			4,848			4,127
Net periodic pension expense	$	1,215		$	1,153		$	2,430		$	2,307