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Pension, Postretirement, and Postemployement Obligations | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 24, 2012
Pension Postretirement And Postemployment Defined Benefit Plans [Abstract] |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block] | PENSION, POSTRETIREMENT AND POSTEMPLOYMENT DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS We have several noncontributory defined benefit pension plans that together cover selected employees. Benefits under the plans were generally based on salary and years of service. Effective in 2012, all benefits are frozen and no additional benefits are being accrued. Our liability and related expense for benefits under the plans are recorded over the service period of active employees based upon annual actuarial calculations. Plan funding strategies are influenced by government regulations. Plan assets consist primarily of domestic and foreign corporate equity securities, government and corporate bonds, and cash. In addition, we provide retiree medical and life insurance benefits under postretirement plans at several of our operating locations. The level and adjustment of participant contributions vary depending on the specific plan. In addition, PD LLC provides postemployment disability benefits to certain employee groups prior to retirement. Our liability and related expense for benefits under the postretirement plans are recorded over the service period of active employees based upon annual actuarial calculations. We accrue postemployment disability benefits when it becomes probable that such benefits will be paid and when sufficient information exists to make reasonable estimates of the amounts to be paid. Plan assets may also be used to fund medical costs of certain active employees. We use a fiscal year end measurement date for all of our pension and postretirement medical plan obligations. The net periodic cost (benefit) components of our pension and postretirement medical plans are as follows:
| PENSION PLANS | 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended |
| (Thousands of Dollars) | June 24 2012 |  | June 26 2011 |  | June 24 2012 |  | June 26 2011 |
| Service cost for benefits earned during the period | 7 |  | 42 |  | 21 |  | 163 |
| Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 1,994 |  | 2,088 |  | 5,982 |  | 6,229 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (2,223 | ) | (2,433 | ) | (6,669 | ) | (7,226 | )
| Amortization of net loss | 593 |  | 203 |  | 1,779 |  | 629 |
| Amortization of prior service benefit | (34 | ) | (34 | ) | (102 | ) | (103 | )
|  | 337 |  | (134 | ) | 1,011 |  | (308 | )
| POSTRETIREMENT MEDICAL PLANS | 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended |
| (Thousands of Dollars) | June 24 2012 |  | June 26 2011 |  | June 24 2012 |  | June 26 2011 |
| Service cost for benefits earned during the period | 182 |  | 232 |  | 546 |  | 715 |
| Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 277 |  | 350 |  | 831 |  | 1,278 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (532 | ) | (563 | ) | (1,596 | ) | (1,675 | )
| Amortization of net gain | (613 | ) | (598 | ) | (1,839 | ) | (1,872 | )
| Amortization of prior service benefit | (365 | ) | (380 | ) | (1,095 | ) | (1,091 | )
| Curtailment gains | — |  | (3,974 | ) | — |  | (16,137 | )
|  | (1,051 | ) | (4,933 | ) | (3,153 | ) | (18,782 | )
Based on our forecast at June 24, 2012, we expect to contribute $3,458,000 to our pension plans for the remainder of 2012. Based on our forecast at June 24, 2012, we do not expect to make significant contributions to our postretirement plans for the remainder of 2012. 2011 Changes to Plans In May 2011, a new bargaining unit contract eliminated postretirement medical coverage for affected active employees and froze defined pension benefits. The elimination of postretirement medical coverage resulted in a non-cash curtailment gain of $3,974,000 which was recognized in the 13 weeks ended June 26, 2011, reduced 2011 net periodic postretirement medical expense by $82,000 beginning in the 13 weeks ended June 26, 2011 and reduced the benefit obligation liability at June 26, 2011 by $3,371,000. The freeze of defined pension benefits reduced 2011 net periodic pension expenses by $188,000 beginning in the 13 weeks ended June 26, 2011 and reduced the benefit obligation liability at June 26, 2011 by $592,000. In March 2011, we notified certain participants in our postretirement medical plans of changes to be made to the plans, including increases in participant premium cost-sharing and elimination of coverage for certain participants. The changes resulted in a non-cash curtailment gain of $1,991,000 which was recognized in the 13 weeks ended March 27, 2011 and reduced the benefit obligation liability at March 27, 2011 by $3,030,000. In November 2010, we notified certain participants in our postretirement medical plans of changes to be made to the plans, including increases in participant premium cost-sharing and elimination of coverage for certain participants. The changes resulted in a non-cash curtailment gain of $10,172,000 which was recognized in the 13 weeks ended December 26, 2010, reduced 2011 net periodic postretirement medical cost by $769,000 beginning in the 13 weeks ended December 26, 2010, and reduced the benefit obligation liability at December 26, 2010 by $15,065,000.

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