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Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2012
Pension and Other Post Retirement Benefit Plans Disclosure [Abstract] |
Total net cost for pension and postretirement life insurance benefit plans | The following table presents a summary of the total net periodic cost recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the third quarter and year-to-date 2012 and 2011 related to the plans (in thousands):
| 13 Weeks Ended October 27, 2012
| Pension Plans |  | Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Total
| U.S. Plans |  | International Plans |  | Total |
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,557 |  |  | $ | 2,557 |  |  | $ | 460 |
Interest cost | 443 |  |  | 9,339 |  |  | 9,782 |  |  | 385 |
Expected return on plan assets | (438 | ) |  | (12,520 | ) |  | (12,958 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of unrecognized losses and prior service costs | 83 |  |  | 1,301 |  |  | 1,384 |  |  | 429 |
Total cost | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 677 |  |  | $ | 765 |  |  | $ | 1,274 |
| 13 Weeks Ended October 29, 2011
| Pension Plans |  | Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Total
| U.S. Plans |  | International Plans |  | Total |
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,404 |  |  | $ | 2,404 |  |  | $ | 473 |
Interest cost | 466 |  |  | 10,178 |  |  | 10,644 |  |  | 396 |
Expected return on plan assets | (422 | ) |  | (13,922 | ) |  | (14,344 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of unrecognized losses and prior service costs | — |  |  | 352 |  |  | 352 |  |  | 459 |
Total cost (benefit) | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | (988 | ) |  | $ | (944 | ) |  | $ | 1,328 |
| 39 Weeks Ended October 27, 2012
| Pension Plans |  | Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Total
| U.S. Plans |  | International Plans |  | Total |
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,736 |  |  | $ | 7,736 |  |  | $ | 1,380 |
Interest cost | 1,329 |  |  | 28,254 |  |  | 29,583 |  |  | 1,155 |
Expected return on plan assets | (1,313 | ) |  | (37,887 | ) |  | (39,200 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of unrecognized losses and prior service costs | 248 |  |  | 3,934 |  |  | 4,182 |  |  | 1,287 |
Total cost | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | 2,037 |  |  | $ | 2,301 |  |  | $ | 3,822 |
| 39 Weeks Ended October 29, 2011
| Pension Plans |  | Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Total
| U.S. Plans |  | International Plans |  | Total |
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,211 |  |  | $ | 7,211 |  |  | $ | 1,370 |
Interest cost | 1,398 |  |  | 30,536 |  |  | 31,934 |  |  | 1,148 |
Expected return on plan assets | (1,266 | ) |  | (41,768 | ) |  | (43,034 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of unrecognized losses and prior service costs | — |  |  | 1,056 |  |  | 1,056 |  |  | 1,331 |
Total cost (benefit) | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | (2,965 | ) |  | $ | (2,833 | ) |  | $ | 3,849 |
The following table presents the net periodic cost recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the third quarter and year-to-date 2012 and 2011 related to discontinued operations pension plans only (in thousands):
| Discontinued Operations Pension Plans
| 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended
| October 27, 2012 |  | October 29, 2011 |  | October 27, 2012 |  | October 29, 2011
Service cost | $ | 587 |  |  | $ | 642 |  |  | $ | 1,777 |  |  | $ | 1,927 |
Interest cost | 467 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 1,414 |  |  | 1,466 |
Expected return on plan assets | (436 | ) |  | (494 | ) |  | (1,322 | ) |  | (1,483 | )
Amortization of unrecognized losses and prior service costs | 51 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 31 |
Total cost | $ | 669 |  |  | $ | 647 |  |  | $ | 2,025 |  |  | $ | 1,941 |
Cash Contributions to Pension Plans | Cash contributions made to the pension plans during the third quarter and year-to-date 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):
| 13 Weeks Ended |  | 39 Weeks Ended
| October 27, 2012 |  | October 29, 2011 |  | October 27, 2012 |  | October 29, 2011
U.S. Pension Plans | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 921 |  |  | $ | 582 |
International Pension Plans | 3,099 |  |  | 1,321 |  |  | 12,323 |  |  | 5,291 |
Total | $ | 3,423 |  |  | $ | 1,515 |  |  | $ | 13,244 |  |  | $ | 5,873 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (h) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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