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Pension Benefits
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2011
Pension Benefits  
Pension Benefits
Note 9. PENSION BENEFITS

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 26, 2011 and June 27, 2010 were as follows:

(amounts in thousands)
Quarter
(13 weeks) Ended
 
Six Months
(26 weeks) Ended
 
June 26,
2011
June 27,
2010
 
June 26,
2011
June 27,
2010
Service cost
$    252
$    206
 
$489
$    429
Interest cost
1,140
1,043
 
2,221
2,175
Expected return on plan assets
40
(14)
 
78
(30)
Amortization of actuarial (gain)
13
(6)
 
25
(12)
Amortization of transition obligation
33
30
 
65
62
Amortization of prior service costs
 
1
1
Net periodic pension cost
$ 1,478
$ 1,259
 
$ 2,879
$ 2,625

We expect the cash requirements for funding the pension benefits to be approximately $5.1 million during fiscal 2011, including $2.8 million which was funded during the six months ended June 26, 2011.