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Employee Benefits
9 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
The following table summarizes the components of net periodic pension cost for the Company:
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
October 27,
2012

October 29,
2011
 
October 27,
2012
 
October 29,
2011
 
(in thousands)
 
(in thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:

 

 
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
437

 
$
416

 
$
1,312

 
$
1,248

Expected return on plan assets
(377
)
 
(428
)
 
(1,132
)
 
(1,284
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
175

 
24

 
525

 
72

Settlement loss recognized
290

 

 
290

 

Net periodic pension cost
$
525

 
$
12

 
$
995

 
$
36


The Company froze its noncontributory defined benefit pension plan in October 2007. The Company was not required to make and did not make any contributions to its pension plan during the quarters or nine months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.