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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

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