Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2020

Defined Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Schedule of Pension Plans' Net Benefit Obligation

The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost recognized in earnings during the three and six month periods ended March 27, 2020 and March 29, 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 27, 2020		March 29, 2019		March 27, 2020		March 29, 2019
Component:
Service cost	$	1,465	$	2,127	$	2,930	$	4,333
Interest cost	13,031		17,715		26,062		35,828
Expected return on plan assets	(27,665)		(26,709)		(55,330)		(53,418)
Amortization of previously unrecognized items	3,110		3,489		6,220		6,171
Plan Amendment and settlement loss (gain)	—		(32,449)		2,651		(34,621)
	$	(10,059)	$	(35,827)	$	(17,467)	$	(41,707)

Certain Information Regarding Cash Contributions

The following table presents certain information regarding the Company’s cash contributions to our pension plans for fiscal 2020 (in thousands):

Cash contributions made during the first six months of fiscal 2020	$	12,704
Cash contributions projected for the remainder of fiscal 2020	14,250
Total	$	26,954