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Pension Benefits
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
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 months ended March 31, 2013 and March 25, 2012 were as follows:
 
Quarter
 
(13 weeks) Ended
(amounts in thousands)
March 31,
2013

 
March 25,
2012

Service cost
$
268

 
$
217

Interest cost
879

 
986

Expected return on plan assets
26

 
10

Amortization of actuarial loss
389

 
57

Amortization of transition obligation

 
14

Amortization of prior service costs
1

 
1

Net periodic pension cost
$
1,563

 
$
1,285



We expect the cash requirements for funding the pension benefits to be approximately $5.1 million during fiscal 2013, including $1.4 million which was funded during the three months ended March 31, 2013.