Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 26, 2020

Retirement Benefits [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 nine month periods ended June 26, 2020 and June 28, 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 26, 2020		June 28, 2019		June 26, 2020		June 28, 2019
Component:
Service cost	$	1,464	$	1,212	$	4,394	$	5,545
Interest cost	13,030		17,088		39,092		52,916
Expected return on plan assets	(27,666)		(26,291)		(82,996)		(79,709)
Amortization of previously unrecognized items	3,109		3,182		9,329		9,353
Plan Amendment and settlement loss (gain)	—		—		2,651		(34,621)
Total net periodic pension cost recognized	$	(10,063)	$	(4,809)	$	(27,530)	$	(46,516)

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 nine months of fiscal 2020	$	19,694
Cash contributions projected for the remainder of fiscal 2020	7,135
Total	$	26,829