Note 7 - Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
Defined Benefit Retirement Plan s (Europe)	April 1 , 201 8			April 2, 2017
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	187		$	384
Interest cost		1,353			1,334
Expected return on assets		(1,602	)		(1,586	)
Amortization of prior service costs		7			0
Recognized net actuarial (gains)/losses		288			309
Net periodic benefit cost	$	233		$	441

	Three Months Ended
Salary Continuation Plan (SCP)	April 1 , 201 8		April 2, 2017
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	0	$	0
Interest cost		270		313
Amortization of prior service cost		0		0
Amortization of (gain)/loss		116		91
Net periodic benefit cost	$	386	$	404