Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Apr. 03, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

RETIREMENT PLANS

The Company’s net defined benefit costs were composed of the following:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 3,			March 28,			April 3,			March 28,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Defined Benefit Plans
Service cost	$	1,184		$	1,026		$	2,371		$	2,049
Interest cost	1,270			1,532			2,565			3,046
Expected return on plan assets	(1,778		)	(1,957		)	(3,594		)	(3,892		)
Amortization of prior service cost	46			42			93			85
Recognized actuarial loss	613			538			1,227			1,077
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,335		$	1,181		$	2,662		$	2,365

The Company made contributions to the defined benefit plans of $3.0 million during the six months ended April 3, 2015. The Company currently expects total contributions to the defined benefit plans for fiscal year 2015 will be approximately $7.1 million. The Company's post-retirement benefit costs and contributions were not significant during both the three and six months ended April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, and are not included in the table above.