Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

6 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

(12)         Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and six months ended July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011		July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Interest cost	$	598	$	659	$	1,196	$	1,316
Net amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	155		242		310		630
Net amortization of actuarial losses	835		545		1,670		1,134
Curtailment expense	—		1,242		—		1,242
Net periodic defined benefit pension cost	$	1,588	$	2,688	$	3,176	$	4,322

As a non-qualified pension plan, no dedicated funding of the SERP is required; however, the Company has and expects to 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 future payments may vary, depending on the future years of service, future annual compensation of the participants and investment performance of the trust. The cash surrender values of the insurance policies were $39.1 million and $38.4 million as of July 28, 2012 and January 28, 2012, 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 an unrealized loss of $0.5 million and an unrealized gain of $0.7 million in other income and expense during the three and six months ended July 28, 2012, respectively, and an unrealized loss of $1.1 million and an unrealized gain of $0.4 million in other income and expense during the three and six months ended July 30, 2011, respectively.

During the three months ended July 30, 2011, the Company recorded a SERP curtailment expense of $1.2 million before taxes related to the accelerated amortization of prior service cost resulting from the retirement of Maurice Marciano as an employee and executive officer, effective upon the expiration of his employment agreement on January 28, 2012.  Mr. Marciano did not receive or earn any additional SERP-related benefits in connection with his retirement and, as of the date of his retirement, ceased vesting or accruing any additional benefits under the terms of the SERP. Mr. Marciano’s retirement resulted in a significant reduction in the total expected remaining years of future service of all SERP participants combined, resulting in the pension curtailment during the three months ended July 30, 2011.