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PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 30, 2017
PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS |
PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS | NOTE F PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS Net periodic benefit cost for pension and other post-retirement benefit plans consists of the following:
|  | Pension Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
(in thousands) |  | July 30, 2017 |  | July 24, 2016 |  | July 30, 2017 |  | July 24, 2016 |
Service cost |  | $ | 7,564 |  | $ | 6,645 |  | $ | 22,692 |  | $ | 20,005 |
Interest cost |  | 13,565 |  | 13,674 |  | 40,697 |  | 41,030 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (22,734) |  | (21,716) |  | (68,202) |  | (65,071) |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | (750) |  | (1,037) |  | (2,250) |  | (3,169) |
Recognized actuarial loss |  | 6,542 |  | 4,787 |  | 19,625 |  | 13,958 |
Curtailment gain |  | - |  | (4,438) |  | - |  | (4,438) |
Net periodic cost |  | $ | 4,187 |  | $ | (2,085) |  | $ | 12,562 |  | $ | 2,315 |
|  | Post-retirement Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
(in thousands) |  | July 30, 2017 |  | July 24, 2016 |  | July 30, 2017 |  | July 24, 2016 |
Service cost |  | $ | 275 |  | $ | 317 |  | $ | 824 |  | $ | 950 |
Interest cost |  | 2,871 |  | 3,236 |  | 8,613 |  | 9,708 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | (1,069) |  | (1,050) |  | (3,206) |  | (3,151) |
Recognized actuarial loss |  | 598 |  | 392 |  | 1,825 |  | 1,176 |
Net periodic cost |  | $ | 2,675 |  | $ | 2,895 |  | $ | 8,056 |  | $ | 8,683 |
During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company made discretionary contributions of $16.1 million to fund its pension plans, compared to discretionary contributions of $25.7 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The curtailment gain recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 is due to plan amendments related to the sale of Diamond Crystal Brands (DCB).

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