| 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 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 |
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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 |
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| 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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