Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			July 2, 2011			June 30, 2012			July 2, 2011
Service cost	$	517		$	369		$	1,034		$	657
Interest cost	3,633			3,773			7,266			7,543
Expected return on plan assets	(4,258		)	(4,092		)	(8,516		)	(8,181		)
Net amortization and deferral	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)	(2		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	1,628			316			3,256			632
Net periodic expense	$	1,519		$	365		$	3,038		$	649

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 June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011, and $0.4 million in each of the six months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company made contributions of $8.8 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans. The Company expects to contribute approximately $10.6 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans for the remainder of 2012.