Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and six months ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	Aug 2, 2014			Aug 3, 2013		Aug 2, 2014			Aug 3, 2013
Interest cost	$	572		$	586	$	1,144		$	1,172
Net amortization of unrecognized prior service (credit) cost	(58		)	156		(116		)	311
Net amortization of actuarial losses	235			277		469			554
Net periodic defined benefit pension cost	$	749		$	1,019	$	1,497		$	2,037

In July 2013, the Company amended the SERP to limit the amount of eligible wages under the plan that count toward the SERP benefit for the active participant. As a result, the projected benefit obligation and unrecognized prior service cost were reduced by $4.5 million during fiscal 2014.

As a non-qualified pension plan, no dedicated funding of the SERP is required; however, the Company has made, and may continue to make, periodic payments into insurance policies held in a rabbi trust to fund the expected obligations arising under the non-qualified SERP. The amount of any future payments into the insurance policies may vary, depending on any changes to the estimates of final annual compensation levels and investment performance of the trust. The cash surrender values of the insurance policies were $53.6 million and $51.4 million as of August 2, 2014 and February 1, 2014, respectively, and were included in other assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As a result of changes in the value of the insurance policy investments, the Company recorded unrealized gains of $0.7 million and $2.2 million in other income during the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, respectively, and unrealized gains of $1.1 million and $2.6 million in other income during the three and six months ended August 3, 2013, respectively. The projected benefit obligation was $55.6 million and $54.7 million as of August 2, 2014 and February 1, 2014, respectively, and was included in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets depending on the expected timing of payments. SERP benefit payments of $0.3 million were made during the three and six months ended August 2, 2014.