v3.26.1
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
9 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2026
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS  
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

(6)  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

We have several funded and unfunded defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit (OPEB) plans. These plans cover U.S. employees and certain foreign employees. The components of net periodic pension and OPEB (benefit) cost excluding the service cost component are included in the line item “Other operating expenses.”

The components of net periodic pension and OPEB (benefit) cost consisted of the following:

 

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Three Months Ended

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Nine Months Ended

 

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August 2

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July 27

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August 2

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July 27

 

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2026

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2025

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2026

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2025

 

Pensions:

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Service cost

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$

58

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$

65

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$

174

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$

190

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Interest cost

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126

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131

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376

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388

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Expected return on plan assets

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(249)

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(256)

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(746)

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(754)

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Amortization of actuarial gain

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(2)

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(1)

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(7)

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(4)

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Amortization of prior service cost

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10

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10

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34

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29

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Settlements/curtailment

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13

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16

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Net benefit

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$

(57)

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$

(38)

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$

(169)

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$

(135)

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OPEB:

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Service cost

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$

4

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$

4

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$

12

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$

13

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Interest cost

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37

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39

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112

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117

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Expected return on plan assets

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(41)

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(28)

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(123)

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(83)

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Amortization of actuarial gain

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(10)

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(11)

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(30)

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(33)

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Amortization of prior service credit

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(1)

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(3)

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Net (benefit) cost

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$

(10)

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$

3

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$

(29)

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$

11

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During the first nine months of 2026, we contributed and expect to contribute the following amounts to our pension and OPEB plans:

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Pensions

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OPEB

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Contributed

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$

85

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$

119

 

Expected contributions remainder of the year

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30

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26

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