VF Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Pension Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

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


	Three Months Ended March
In thousands	2013			2012
Service cost — benefits earned during the period	$	6,893		$	5,811
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations		18,051			19,249
Expected return on plan assets		(23,682	)		(20,156	)
Amortization of deferred amounts:
Net deferred actuarial losses		21,362			17,618
Deferred prior service cost		341			839

Net periodic pension cost	$	22,965		$	23,361