Note 8 - Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Retirement Plans

The net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension plan consisted of:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 28, 2019			September 29, 2018			September 28, 2019			September 29, 2018
	(In thousands)
Service Cost	$	2,288		$	2,442		$	4,572		$	4,885
Interest Cost		2,296			2,243			4,593			4,486
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(3,958	)		(3,596	)		(7,913	)		(7,192	)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost		30			30			60			60
Amortization of Net Loss		-			303			-			605
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	656		$	1,422		$	1,312		$	2,844

There was

no

contribution to the pension plan in the

six

month periods ended

September 28, 2019

or

September 29, 2018.