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Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2013
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):

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 30, 2013
 
March 31, 2012
Service cost
 
$

 
$
517

Interest cost
 
3,421

 
3,633

Expected return on plan assets
 
(4,618
)
 
(4,258
)
Net amortization and deferral
 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
 
1,992

 
1,628

Net periodic expense
 
$
793

 
$
1,519



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 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.
 
For the three months ended March 30, 2013, the Company made contributions of $3.4 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans. The Company expects to contribute approximately $13.0 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans for the remainder of 2013.