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Retirement Plans
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 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
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 29, 2012
 
October 1, 2011
 
September 29, 2012
 
October 1, 2011
Service cost
 
$
415

 
$
440

 
$
1,449

 
$
1,097

Interest cost
 
3,642

 
3,722

 
10,908

 
11,265

Expected return on plan assets
 
(4,141
)
 
(4,094
)
 
(12,657
)
 
(12,275
)
Net amortization and deferral
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
 
1,562

 
190

 
4,818

 
822

Net periodic expense
 
$
1,477

 
$
256

 
$
4,515

 
$
905



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 September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, and $0.7 million and $0.6 million in the nine months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, respectively.
 
For the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the Company made contributions of $15.7 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans. The Company expects to contribute approximately $2.7 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans for the remainder of 2012.