Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Pension Plans (Tables)

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Pension Plans (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2015
Components of Pension Cost

The components of pension cost for VF’s defined benefit plans were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September      Nine Months Ended September  
In thousands    2015      2014      2015      2014  

Service cost – benefits earned during the period

    $ 7,305       $ 6,046       $ 21,984       $ 18,228   

Interest cost on projected benefit obligations

      19,415         20,387         58,229         61,180   

Expected return on plan assets

      (27,784 )       (22,682 )       (83,334 )       (68,060 ) 

Amortization of deferred amounts:

            

Net deferred actuarial losses

      15,493         9,385         46,485         28,158   

Deferred prior service costs

      760         1,361         2,281         4,085   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Net periodic pension cost

    $ 15,189       $ 14,497       $ 45,645       $ 43,591