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RETIREMENT PLANS
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
RETIREMENT PLANS
RETIREMENT PLANS
The Company sponsors seven defined benefit pension plans for regular full time employees in Germany, Japan, Switzerland, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. The Company also sponsors a post-retirement benefit plan that provides healthcare benefits to certain eligible retirees in the United States. Two of the Company's defined benefit pension plans including one in Germany and one in the Philippines and the Company's post-retirement benefit plan are not presented in any of the following information as they are not material.
The components of net defined benefit costs were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
January 1,
 
January 2,
(In thousands)
2016
 
2015
Defined Benefit Plans
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,475

 
$
1,187

Interest cost
1,040

 
1,295

Expected return on plan assets
(1,739
)
 
(1,816
)
Amortization of prior service cost
9

 
47

Recognized actuarial loss
726

 
614

Net periodic benefit cost
$
1,511

 
$
1,327


 
The Company currently expects total contributions to the defined benefit plans for fiscal year 2016 will be approximately $7.4 million.