±«ÓãÖ±²¥

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

v3.20.1
RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] Ìý
Components of Pension Cost
The components of pension cost for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s defined benefit plans were as follows:
Ìý
Ìý
Year Ended March
Ìý
Three Months
Ended March
(Transition Period)
Ìý
Year Ended December
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(In thousands)
Ìý
2020
Ìý
Ìý
2019
Ìý
2018
Ìý
2017
Service cost — benefits earned during the period
Ìý
$
14,476

Ìý
Ìý
$
22,352

Ìý
$
5,912

Ìý
$
24,890

Interest cost on projected benefit obligations
Ìý
55,575

Ìý
Ìý
63,434

Ìý
14,825

Ìý
58,989

Expected return on plan assets
Ìý
(91,309
)
Ìý
Ìý
(93,409
)
Ìý
(25,314
)
Ìý
(94,807
)
Settlement charges
Ìý
27,443

Ìý
Ìý
8,856

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Curtailments
Ìý
—

Ìý
Ìý
9,530

Ìý
—

Ìý
1,671

Transfers to Kontoor Brands
Ìý
668

Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Amortization of deferred amounts:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Net deferred actuarial losses
Ìý
14,848

Ìý
Ìý
28,474

Ìý
8,548

Ìý
41,440

Deferred prior service costs
Ìý
1,887

Ìý
Ìý
494

Ìý
647

Ìý
2,646

Total pension expense
Ìý
$
23,588

Ìý
Ìý
$
39,731

Ìý
$
4,618

Ìý
$
34,829

Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine pension expense:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Discount rate in effect for determining service cost
Ìý
1.46
%
Ìý
Ìý
3.85
%
Ìý
3.58
%
Ìý
4.08
%
Discount rate in effect for determining interest cost
Ìý
3.20
%
Ìý
Ìý
3.51
%
Ìý
3.13
%
Ìý
3.26
%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
Ìý
5.40
%
Ìý
Ìý
5.58
%
Ìý
5.72
%
Ìý
5.72
%
Rate of compensation increase (a)
Ìý
2.74
%
Ìý
Ìý
3.73
%
Ìý
3.73
%
Ìý
3.78
%

Reconciliation of Changes in Fair Value of Defined Benefit Plan Assets and Projected Benefit Obligations
The following provides a reconciliation of the changes in fair value of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s defined benefit plan assets and projected benefit obligations for each period, and the funded status at the end of each period:
(In thousands)
Ìý
March 2020


March 2019
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period
Ìý
$
1,751,094

Ìý
Ìý
$
1,751,760

Actual return on plan assets
Ìý
173,261

Ìý
Ìý
82,947

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ contributions
Ìý
26,372

Ìý
Ìý
41,581

Participant contributions
Ìý
4,298

Ìý
Ìý
4,136

Transfer to Kontoor Brands
Ìý
(6,697
)
Ìý
Ìý
—

Benefits paid
Ìý
(233,398
)
Ìý
Ìý
(118,513
)
Currency translation
Ìý
(2,155
)
Ìý
Ìý
(10,817
)
Fair value of plan assets, end of period
Ìý
1,712,775

Ìý
Ìý
1,751,094

Projected benefit obligations, beginning of period
Ìý
1,818,931

Ìý
Ìý
1,884,485

Service cost
Ìý
14,476

Ìý
Ìý
22,352

Interest cost
Ìý
55,575

Ìý
Ìý
63,434

Participant contributions
Ìý
4,298

Ìý
Ìý
4,136

Actuarial loss (gain)
Ìý
84,057

Ìý
Ìý
10,653

Benefits paid
Ìý
(233,398
)
Ìý
Ìý
(118,513
)
Plan amendments
Ìý
655

Ìý
Ìý
715

Transfer to Kontoor Brands
Ìý
(17,279
)
Ìý
Ìý
—

Curtailments
Ìý
—

Ìý
Ìý
(33,826
)
Currency translation
Ìý
(539
)
Ìý
Ìý
(14,505
)
Projected benefit obligations, end of period
Ìý
1,726,776

Ìý
Ìý
1,818,931

Funded status, end of period
Ìý
$
(14,001
)
Ìý
Ìý
$
(67,837
)
Pension benefits are reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a net asset or liability based on the overfunded or underfunded status of the defined benefit plans, assessed on a plan-by-plan basis.
(In thousands)
Ìý
March 2020
Ìý
Ìý
March 2019
Amounts included in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Other assets (Note 11)
Ìý
$
166,955

Ìý
Ìý
$
117,405

Accrued liabilities (Note 13)
Ìý
(10,449
)
Ìý
Ìý
(10,260
)
Other liabilities (Note 15)
Ìý
(170,507
)
Ìý
Ìý
(174,982
)
Funded status
Ìý
$
(14,001
)
Ìý
Ìý
$
(67,837
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Net deferred actuarial losses
Ìý
$
357,989

Ìý
Ìý
$
399,093

Net deferred prior service credits
Ìý
(733
)
Ìý
Ìý
563

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax
Ìý
$
357,256

Ìý
Ìý
$
399,656

Accumulated benefit obligations
Ìý
$
1,703,224

Ìý
Ìý
$
1,778,910

Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine pension obligations:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Discount rate
Ìý
3.18
%
Ìý
Ìý
3.68
%
Rate of compensation increase (a)
Ìý
2.22
%
Ìý
Ìý
2.74
%

The amounts reported in the table above for the prior period have not been segregated between continuing and discontinued operations. The March 2019 balances include $11.0 million of pension liabilities related to the Jeans business, which were transferred in connection with the spin-off.
(a)Ìý
Rate of compensation increase is calculated as the weighted average rate of compensation increase for active plans. Frozen plans are excluded from the calculation.
Fair Value of Investments Held by Pension Plan
The fair value of investments held by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s defined benefit plans at March 2020 and March 2019, by asset class, is summarized below. Refer to Note 23 for a description of the three levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy.
Ìý
Total Plan
Assets
Ìý
Fair Value Measurements
Ìý
(In thousands)
Level 1
Ìý
Level 2
Ìý
LevelÌý3
Ìý
March 2020
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Plan assets
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Cash equivalents
$
9,421

Ìý
$
9,421

Ìý
$
—

Ìý
$
—

Ìý
Fixed income securities:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
6

Ìý
—

Ìý
6

Ìý
—

Ìý
Insurance contracts
76,161

Ìý
—

Ìý
76,161

Ìý
—

Ìý
Commodities
3,878

Ìý
3,878

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy
89,466

Ìý
$
13,299

Ìý
$
76,167

Ìý
$
—

Ìý
Plan assets measured at net asset value
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Cash equivalents
54,745

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Equity securities:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Domestic
70,503

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
International
71,365

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Fixed income securities:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Corporate and international bonds
1,293,768

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Alternative investments
132,928

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Total plan assets measured at net asset value
1,623,309

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Total plan assets
$
1,712,775

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý

Ìý
Total Plan
Assets
Ìý
Fair Value Measurements
(In thousands)
Level 1
Ìý
Level 2
Ìý
LevelÌý3
March 2019
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Plan assets
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Cash equivalents
$
3,023

Ìý
$
3,023

Ìý
$
—

Ìý
$
—

Fixed income securities:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
7

Ìý
—

Ìý
7

Ìý
—

Insurance contracts
71,521

Ìý
—

Ìý
71,521

Ìý
—

Commodities
(347
)
Ìý
(347
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy
74,204

Ìý
$
2,676

Ìý
$
71,528

Ìý
$
—

Plan assets measured at net asset value
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Cash equivalents
36,349

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Equity securities:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Domestic
82,659

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
International
97,766

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Fixed income securities:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Corporate and international bonds
1,309,123

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Alternative investments
150,993

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Total plan assets measured at net asset value
1,676,890

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Total plan assets
$
1,751,094

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý