Salary Continuation Benefits 
The Company has agreements with certain retirees of acquired com panies to pay monthly retirement benefits through fiscal 2020 . 
Retiree Health Care Benefits 
The Company provides health care benefits to eligible retired associates who pay the Company a specified monthly premium.  
Premium payments are based upon current insurance rates for the type of coverage provided and are  adjusted ann ually.  
Certain monthly health care premium payments are partially subsidized by the Company.  Add itionally, in conjunction with a 
fiscal 1998 acquisition, the Company assumed the obligation for a postretirement medi cal benefit plan which provides health 
care benefits to eligible retired associates at no cost to the individual. 
The Company uses a June 30 measurement date for all plans. 
The following table sets forth the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets during the year and the f un ded status for the 
postemployment plans at June 30:  
 Pension Benefits Retiree Health Care B enefits 
 2012 2011 2012 2011. 
Change in benefit obligation:     
Benefit obligation at beginning of the year $ 53,490  $ 51,114  $ 4,667  $ 4,593  
Service cost 289  460  30  39  
Interest cost 2,047  2,232  237  235  
Plan participants’ contributions —   —   47  37  
Benefits paid (4,144 ) (1,856 ) (256 ) (227 ) 
Amendments 150  151  —   —   
Actuarial loss (gain) during year 4,179  1,389  423  (10 ) 
Curtailment (8,860 ) —   —   —   
Benefit obligation at end of year $ 47,151  $ 53,490  $ 5,148  $ 4,667  
Change in plan assets:     
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 6,056  $ 5,229  $ —   $ —   
Actual (loss) gain on plan assets (30 ) 984  —   —   
Employer contributions 4,557  1,699  209   190  
Plan participants’ contributions —   —   47  37  
Benefits paid (4,144 ) (1,856 ) (256 ) (227 ) 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 6,439  $ 6,056  $ —   $ —   
Funded status at end of year $ (40,712 ) $ (47,434 ) $ (5,148 ) $ (4,667 ) 
 
The amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets and in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the 
postemployment plans were as follows:  
 Pension Benefits Retiree Health Care B enefits 
June 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011. 
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:     
Other current liabilities $ 6,018  $ 4,151  $ 220  $ 220  
Postemployment benefits 34,694  43,283  4,928  4,447  
Net amount recognized  40,712  $ 47,434  $ 5,148  $ 4,667  
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):     
Net actuarial (loss) gain  (10,112 ) $ (15,012 ) $ 398  $ 892  
Prior service cost (279 ) (3,808 ) (135 ) (274 ) 
Total amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  (10,391 ) $ (18,820 ) $ 263  $ 618  
  
 
The following table provides information for pension plans with projected benefit obligations and accumulated benefit obligations in 
excess of plan assets:  
  Pension Benefits 
June 30,  2012  2011 
Projected benefit obligations  $ 47,151   $ 53,490  
Accumulated benefit obligations  47,151   43,528  
Fair value of plan assets  6,439   6,056  
The net periodic costs are as follows:  
  Pension Benefits  Retiree Health Care Benefits 
Year Ended June 30,  2012--  2011--  2010--  2012--  2011--  2010-- 
Service cost  $ 289   $ 460   $ 574   $ 30   $ 39   $ 52  
Interest cost  2,047   2,232   2,911   237   235   259  
Expected return on plan assets  (396 )  (385 )  (351 )  —    —    —   
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)  644   1,449   924   (72 )  (83 )  (87 ) 
Amortization of prior service cost  412   710   797   139   139   148  
Recognition of prior service cost upon plan curtailment  3,117   —    —    — —   —    —   
Net periodic cost  $ 6,113   $ 4,466   $ 4,855   $ 334   $ 330   $ 372  
The estimated net actuarial loss and prior service cost for the pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other