Note 12 - Pensions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	U.S. Pension Benefits										Foreign Plans
	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended					Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2016		September 26, 2015			October 1, 2016		September 26, 2015			October 1, 2016			September 26, 2015			October 1, 2016			September 26, 2015
Service cost	$	-	$	250		$	-	$	750		$	332		$	314		$	997		$	944
Interest cost		-		1,032			-		3,094			496			512			1,489			1,538
Expected return on plan assets		-		(917	)		-		(2,749	)		(520	)		(599	)		(1,560	)		(1,800	)
Amortization of net loss		-		290			-		870			74			62			220			185
Total cost (credit) of the plan		-		655			-		1,965			382			289			1,146			867
Expected plan participants’ contribution		-		-			-		-			-			-			-			-
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)		-		655			-		1,965			382			289			1,146			867
Settlement charge		-		30,194			-		30,194			-			-			-			-
Total pension cost (credit)	$	-	$	30,849		$	-	$	32,159		$	382		$	289		$	1,146		$	867