Pension Expense

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension Expense

Pension Expense

Pension expense related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plan for the three-month periods ended March 29, 2015, and March 30, 2014, follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 29, 2015			March 30, 2014
Interest cost	$	1,445		$	2,225
Expected return on plan assets	(2,619		)	(3,100		)
Recognized net actuarial losses	1,676			1,800
Total net pension expense	$	502		$	925

The Company did not make any contributions to its pension plan assets in the first three months of fiscal 2015, and current actuarial estimates indicate that no minimum required contributions will be due for the remainder of fiscal 2015.