RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Information regarding the Company’s net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and September 25, 2015 is as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 25, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 25, 2015
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Interest cost	$	15		$	15		$	44		$	44
Expected return on plan assets		(16	)		(16	)		(48	)		(49	)
Amortization of net loss		10			13			30			37
Net periodic benefit cost	$	9		$	12		$	26		$	32

	Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016		September 25, 2015		September 30, 2016		September 25, 2015
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Interest cost	$	13	$	12	$	38	$	37
Amortization of net loss		4		8		14		25
Net periodic benefit cost	$	17	$	20	$	52	$	62