Pension Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2020

Pension Benefits

Schedule of components of net periodic pension costs

Net periodic pension cost for our four company-sponsored defined benefit pension plans for the second quarter and first two quarters of 2020 and 2019 includes the following components (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-six Weeks Ended
	June 27,		June 29,		June 27,		June 29,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Service cost—benefits earned during the period	$	2,052	$	1,734	$	4,519	$	3,671
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		1,322		1,431		2,699		2,873
Expected return on plan assets		(2,319)		(1,913)		(4,548)		(3,827)
Amortization of unrecognized loss		296		215		696		430
Net periodic pension cost	$	1,351	$	1,467	$	3,366	$	3,147