PENSION PLANS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure

PENSION PLANS

Net periodic benefit cost includes the following components:

	13 Weeks Ended
	March 31, 2013			April 1, 2012
Interest cost	$	4,552		$	5,042
Expected return on plan assets	(5,208		)	(5,626		)
Amortization of net actuarial losses	6,898			5,785
Settlement loss	—			983
Total	$	6,242		$	6,184

As a result of associates retiring in 2012 and electing a lump-sum payment of their pension benefits under our non-qualified retirement plan, we recognized a non-cash settlement loss during the first quarter of 2012. A pension settlement is recorded when the total lump sum payments for a year exceed total service and interest costs to be recognized for that year. As part of the settlement, we recognized a pro-rata portion of the unrecognized net losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss equal to the percentage reduction in the pension benefit obligation.