Financial Statements of - Shoppers Drug Mart
Financial Statements of - Shoppers Drug Mart
Financial Statements of - Shoppers Drug Mart
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SHOPPERS DRUG MART CORPORATION<br />
Notes to the Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
(unaudited)<br />
(in thousands <strong>of</strong> Canadian dollars, except per share data)<br />
22. RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS (continued)<br />
The health care cost trend rate used was 8% for 2010, with 8% being the trend rate for 2011 and 2012.<br />
The trend rate is then reduced by 0.50% in each <strong>of</strong> the following years until reaching the ultimate trend<br />
rate <strong>of</strong> 5% for 2018 and later years. A 1% change in the assumed health care cost trend rate would result<br />
in an impact <strong>of</strong> $570 on the defined benefit obligation and a pre-tax impact <strong>of</strong> $30 on the benefits expense<br />
recognized in earnings.<br />
Assumptions regarding future mortality are based on published statistics and mortality tables. The current<br />
longevities underlying the values <strong>of</strong> the liabilities in the defined benefit plans are as follows:<br />
Males Females<br />
Longevity at age 65 for current pensioners 19.7 22.1<br />
Longevity at age 65 for current member aged 45 21.2 22.9<br />
The calculation <strong>of</strong> the defined benefit obligation is sensitive to the mortality assumptions set out above.<br />
As the actuarial estimates <strong>of</strong> mortality continue to be refined, an increase <strong>of</strong> one year in the lives shown<br />
above is considered reasonably possible in the next financial year.<br />
The experience adjustments are as follows:<br />
52 Weeks Ended January 1, 2011<br />
Pension plans Other benefit plans<br />
Asset experience adjustments<br />
Asset (gain)/loss during period $ (2,161) $ -<br />
Liability experience adjustments<br />
Liability (gain)/loss during period $ - $ 506<br />
Liability assumptions<br />
Liability (gain)/loss during period $ 12,709 $ N/A<br />
The components <strong>of</strong> the Company's pension and other post-retirement benefit plans expense are as<br />
follows:<br />
52 Weeks Ended January 1,<br />
2011<br />
Other benefit<br />
Pension plans<br />
plans<br />
Current service costs $ 5,936 $ 287<br />
Interest cost 5,200 295<br />
Expected return on plan assets (5,659) -<br />
Expense recognized in operating and administrative expenses $ 5,477 $ 582<br />
The expense is recognized in operating and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements <strong>of</strong><br />
earnings.<br />
The actual return on plan assets for the financial year ended January 1, 2011 was $7,820.<br />
The Company recognized the following actuarial loss in other comprehensive loss for the financial year<br />
ended January 1, 2011:<br />
77