Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2014

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The Company’s net defined benefit and post-retirement benefit costs were composed of the following:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 28,			March 29,			March 28,			March 29,
(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Defined Benefit Plans
Service cost	$	1,026		$	1,200		$	2,049		$	2,429
Interest cost		1,532			1,295			3,046			2,615
Expected return on plan assets		(1,957	)		(1,407	)		(3,892	)		(2,847	)
Amortization of prior service cost		42			40			85			80
Recognized actuarial loss		538			681			1,077			1,363
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,181		$	1,809		$	2,365		$	3,640
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Interest cost	$	43		$	40		$	86		80
Amortization of prior service cost		1			1			2			2
Recognized actuarial (gain) / loss		(3	)		15			(6	)		30
Net periodic benefit cost	$	41		$	56		$	82		$	112