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Pension Benefits
6 Months Ended
Jun. 24, 2012
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension Benefits
PENSION BENEFITS

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011 were as follows:
 
Quarter
 
Six Months
 
(13 weeks) Ended
 
(26 weeks) Ended
(amounts in thousands)
June 24,
2012

 
June 26,
2011

 
June 24,
2012

 
June 26,
2011

Service cost
$
213

 
$
252

 
$
430

 
$
489

Interest cost
972

 
1,140

 
1,958

 
2,221

Expected return on plan assets
11

 
40

 
21

 
78

Amortization of actuarial loss
55

 
13

 
112

 
25

Amortization of transition obligation
15

 
33

 
29

 
65

Amortization of prior service costs

 

 
1

 
1

Net periodic pension cost
$
1,266

 
$
1,478

 
$
2,551

 
$
2,879



We expect the cash requirements for funding the pension benefits to be approximately $4.5 million during fiscal 2012, including $2.6 million which was funded during the six months ended June 24, 2012.