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 a nnually.  
Certain monthly health care premium payments are partially subsidized by the Company.  Add itionally, in conjunction with a 
fiscal 1998 acquisition, the Company as sumed 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 Ret iree Health Care Ben efits 
 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