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Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Defined Contribution Pension and Other Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Retirement Plans [Text Block]
Retirement Plans
 
The components of the net periodic expense for the Company’s pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2012
 
April 2, 2011
Service cost
 
$
517

 
$
288

Interest cost
 
3,633

 
3,770

Expected return on plan assets
 
(4,258
)
 
(4,089
)
Net amortization and deferral
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
 
1,628

 
316

Net periodic expense
 
$
1,519

 
$
284


Interest cost on projected benefit obligation includes $0.2 million related to the Company’s other postretirement plans in each of the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, respectively.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company made contributions of $4.0 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans. The Company expects to contribute approximately $18.7 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans for the remainder of 2012.