Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

The components of the net periodic expense (benefit) for the Company’s pension plans, supplemental executive retirement plans ("SERP") and other postretirement benefit plans ("OPEB") are as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 28, 2015			March 29, 2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—
Interest cost	3,524			3,707
Expected return on plan assets	(5,226		)	(5,206		)
Net amortization and deferral	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	2,156			794
Net periodic expense (benefit)	$	454		$	(705	)

Interest cost on the projected benefit obligation includes $0.2 million related to the Company’s SERP and OPEB plans in each of the three months ended March 28, 2015, and March 29, 2014.

For the three months ended March 28, 2015, the Company made total contributions of $3.1 million to its pension, SERP and OPEB plans. The Company expects to contribute approximately $3.7 million to its pension, SERP and OPEB plans for the remainder of 2015.