Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 18, 2011

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

NOTE 10 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The components of net periodic benefit cost for Dole’s U.S. and international pension plans and other postretirement benefit (“OPRB”) plans were as follows:

							International
	U.S. Pension Plans						Pension Plans						OPRB Plans
	Quarter Ended						Quarter Ended						Quarter Ended
	June 18,			June 19,			June 18,			June 19,			June 18,			June 19,
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	43		$	45		$	1,459		$	1,281		$	18		$	19
Interest cost		3,440			3,639			1,599			1,582			482			541
Expected return on plan assets		(3,779	)		(3,774	)		(104	)		(103	)		—			—
Amortization of:
Unrecognized net loss (gain)		1,525			888			211			108			15			(27	)
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit)		—			—			97			81			(813	)		(813	)
Unrecognized net transition obligation		—			—			1			6			—			—
Restructuring related settlements and other		—			—			1,155			—			1,731			—
	$	1,229		$	798		$	4,418		$	2,955		$	1,433		$	(280	)

							International
	U.S. Pension Plans						Pension Plans						OPRB Plans
	Half Year Ended						Half Year Ended						Half Year Ended
	June 18,			June 19,			June 18,			June 19,			June 18,			June 19,
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	86		$	90		$	2,911		$	2,562		$	35		$	37
Interest cost		6,880			7,278			3,187			3,167			964			1,082
Expected return on plan assets		(7,558	)		(7,548	)		(207	)		(206	)		—			—
Amortization of:
Unrecognized net loss (gain)		3,050			1,776			421			216			30			(54	)
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit)		—			—			194			162			(1,626	)		(1,626	)
Unrecognized net transition obligation		—			—			1			12			—			—
Restructuring related settlements and other		—			—			1,557			—			1,731			—
	$	2,458		$	1,596		$	8,064		$	5,913		$	1,134		$	(561	)