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Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

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RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] Ìý
Schedule of Components of Pension Cost
The components of pension cost for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s defined benefit plans were as follows:
Year Ended March
(In thousands) 2025 2024 2023
Service cost — benefits earned during the period $ 9,796Ìý $ 8,924Ìý $ 10,632Ìý
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations 46,789Ìý 47,079Ìý 44,732Ìý
Expected return on plan assets (61,225) (63,569) (63,157)
Settlement charges —Ìý 3,538Ìý 93,731Ìý
Curtailments (936) —Ìý —Ìý
Amortization of deferred amounts:
Net deferred actuarial losses 20,205Ìý 16,656Ìý 16,395Ìý
Deferred prior service credits (589) (541) (453)
Net periodic pension cost $ 14,040Ìý $ 12,087Ìý $ 101,880Ìý
Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine pension cost:
Discount rate in effect for determining service cost 2.05Ìý % 2.50Ìý % 1.42Ìý %
Discount rate in effect for determining interest cost 4.59Ìý % 4.85Ìý % 4.09Ìý %
Expected long-term return on plan assets 5.90Ìý % 5.99Ìý % 5.24Ìý %
Rate of compensation increase (a)
2.15Ìý % 2.19Ìý % 1.95Ìý %
(a)Rate of compensation increase is calculated as the weighted average rate of compensation increase for active plans. Frozen plans are excluded from the calculation.
Schedule of 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) March 2025 March 2024
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period $ 1,085,242Ìý $ 1,111,710Ìý
Actual return on plan assets 33,976Ìý 17,332Ìý
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ contributions 15,478Ìý 30,167Ìý
Participant contributions 5,469Ìý 5,447Ìý
Benefits paid (66,132) (81,150)
Currency translation 2,982Ìý 1,736Ìý
Fair value of plan assets, end of period 1,077,015Ìý 1,085,242Ìý
Projected benefit obligations, beginning of period 995,357Ìý 1,021,333Ìý
Service cost 9,796Ìý 8,924Ìý
Interest cost 46,789Ìý 47,079Ìý
Participant contributions 5,469Ìý 5,447Ìý
Actuarial gain (12,184) (7,518)
Benefits paid (66,132) (81,150)
Plan amendments 129Ìý (489)
Curtailments (781) —Ìý
Currency translation 3,563Ìý 1,731Ìý
Projected benefit obligations, end of period
982,006Ìý 995,357Ìý
Funded status, end of period $ 95,009Ìý $ 89,885Ìý
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) March 2025 March 2024
Amounts included in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other assets (Note 11)
$ 179,596Ìý $ 175,110Ìý
Accrued liabilities (Note 14)
(6,899) (6,597)
Other liabilities (Note 16)
(77,688) (78,628)
Funded status $ 95,009 $ 89,885Ìý
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax:
Net deferred actuarial losses $ 256,027 $ 260,512Ìý
Net deferred prior service credits (3,666) (4,290)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax $ 252,361 $ 256,222Ìý
Accumulated benefit obligations $ 963,373 $ 976,120Ìý
Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine pension obligations:
Discount rate 5.05Ìý % 4.94Ìý %
Rate of compensation increase (a)
1.98Ìý % 2.11Ìý %
(a)Rate of compensation increase is calculated as the weighted average rate of compensation increase for active plans. Frozen plans are excluded from the calculation.
Schedule of Components of Pension Plans with an Accumulated Benefit Obligation and Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets
The following provides information for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations and accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
(In thousands) March 2025 March 2024
Projected benefit obligations $ 190,404Ìý $ 183,329Ìý
Accumulated benefit obligations 171,771Ìý 164,092Ìý
Fair value of plan assets 105,817Ìý 98,104Ìý
The net amount of projected benefit obligations and plan assets for underfunded defined benefit plans was $84.6Ìýmillion and $85.2 million as of March 2025 and 2024, respectively, and was reported in accrued liabilities and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule of Fair Value of Investments Held by Pension Plan
The fair value of investments held by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s defined benefit plans at March 2025 and March 2024, by asset class, is summarized below. Refer to Note 24 for a description of the three levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy.
Ìý Total Plan
Assets
Fair Value Measurements
(In thousands) Level 1 Level 2 LevelÌý3
March 2025
Plan assets
Cash equivalents $ 16,716Ìý $ 16,716Ìý $ —Ìý $ —Ìý
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury and government agencies 2Ìý —Ìý 2Ìý —Ìý
Insurance contracts 111,992Ìý —Ìý 111,992Ìý —Ìý
Futures contracts 1,900Ìý 1,900Ìý —Ìý —Ìý
Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy 130,610Ìý $ 18,616Ìý $ 111,994Ìý $ —Ìý
Plan assets measured at net asset value
Cash equivalents 121,450Ìý
Equity securities:
Domestic 5,109Ìý
International 27,324Ìý
Fixed income securities:
Corporate and international bonds 784,724Ìý
Alternative investments 7,798Ìý
Total plan assets measured at net asset value 946,405Ìý
Total plan assets $ 1,077,015Ìý
Ìý Total Plan
Assets
Fair Value Measurements
(In thousands) Level 1 Level 2 LevelÌý3
March 2024
Plan assets
Cash equivalents $ 4,428Ìý $ 4,428Ìý $ —Ìý $ —Ìý
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury and government agencies 2Ìý —Ìý 2Ìý —Ìý
Insurance contracts 103,362Ìý —Ìý 103,362Ìý —Ìý
Futures contracts 2,661Ìý 2,661Ìý —Ìý —Ìý
Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy 110,453Ìý $ 7,089Ìý $ 103,364Ìý $ —Ìý
Plan assets measured at net asset value
Cash equivalents 87,748Ìý
Equity securities:
Domestic 33,510Ìý
International 40,933Ìý
Fixed income securities:
Corporate and international bonds 751,147Ìý
Alternative investments 61,451Ìý
Total plan assets measured at net asset value 974,789Ìý
Total plan assets $ 1,085,242Ìý