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Pension, Postretirement, and Postemployement Obligations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 25, 2017
Pension Postretirement And Postemployment Defined Benefit Plans [Abstract] |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block] | The net periodic postretirement cost (benefit) components for our postretirement plans are as follows:
PENSION PLANS | 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended |
(Thousands of Dollars) | June 25 2017 |  | June 26 2016 |  | June 25 2017 |  | June 26 2016 |
Service cost for benefits earned during the period | 21 |  | 49 |  | 63 |  | 147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 1,349 |  | 1,515 |  | 4,047 |  | 4,545 |
Expected return on plan assets | (1,969 | ) | (2,174 | ) | (5,907 | ) | (6,522 | )
Amortization of net loss | 736 |  | 599 |  | 2,208 |  | 1,797 |
Amortization of prior service benefit | (34 | ) | (34 | ) | (102 | ) | (102 | )
Pension expense (benefit) | 103 |  | (45 | ) | 309 |  | (135 | )
POSTRETIREMENT MEDICAL PLANS | 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended |
(Thousands of Dollars) | June 25 2017 |  | June 26 2016 |  | June 25 2017 |  | June 26 2016 |
Service cost for benefits earned during the period | — |  | 16 |  | 12 |  | 48 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 91 |  | 156 |  | 323 |  | 468 |
Expected return on plan assets | (264 | ) | (331 | ) | (792 | ) | (993 | )
Amortization of net gain | (254 | ) | (273 | ) | (734 | ) | (819 | )
Amortization of prior service benefit | (365 | ) | (365 | ) | (1,095 | ) | (1,095 | )
Curtailment gains | — |  | — |  | (3,741 | ) | — |
Postretirement medical benefit | (792 | ) | (797 | ) | (6,027 | ) | (2,391 | )

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