Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Jun. 26, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Postretirement Benefits

5. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

        The Company provides pension benefits through a number of noncontributory and contributory defined benefit retirement plans covering eligible U.S. employees. As of September 30, 2017, all defined pension benefit plans were frozen, whereby participants no longer accrue credited service. The net periodic benefit credit was as follows: 

		Three months ended				Nine months ended
(in thousands)	Note	June 26, 2020		June 28, 2019		June 26, 2020		June 28, 2019
Interest cost		$	935	$	1,166	$	2,805	$	3,498
Expected return on plan assets		(1,583)		(1,593)		(4,749)		(4,779)
Amortization of actuarial loss		222		25		666		75
Net periodic benefit credit	7	$	(426)	$	(402)	$	(1,278)	$	(1,206)