Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 26, 2011

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Net periodic benefit cost for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following (in thousands):

	For the thirteen weeks ended						For the twenty-six weeks ended
	June 26, 2011			June 27, 2010			June 26, 2011			June 27, 2010
Pension Benefits
Service cost	$	363		$	350		$	720		$	693
Interest cost	1,802			1,745			3,590			3,503
Expected return on plan assets	(1,824		)	(1,755		)	(3,632		)	(3,528		)
Amortization of prior service cost	30			50			60			102
Amortization of net loss	669			560			1,335			1,130
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,040		$	950		$	2,073		$	1,900
Other Postretirement Benefits
Service cost	$	15		$	14		$	30		$	28
Interest cost	95			94			189			187
Amortization of prior service credit	(109		)	(109		)	(217		)	(217		)
Amortization of net loss	13			13			25			26
Net periodic benefit cost	$	14		$	12		$	27		$	24

During the twenty-six weeks ended June 26, 2011, we made approximately $3 million of contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. We presently anticipate contributing an additional $4 million to fund our pension and other postretirement benefit plans in 2011 for a total of approximately $7 million.