Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Defined Contribution Pension And Other Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

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9. 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
		July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010	July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010
Service cost	$	369	$	245	$	657	$	489
Interest cost		3,773		4,119		7,543		8,042
Expected return on plan assets		(4,092)		(3,615)		(8,181)		(7,229)
Net amortization and deferral		(1)		—		(2)		1
Recognized net actuarial loss		316		559		632		1,119
Net periodic expense	$	365	$	1,308	$	649	$	2,422

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation includes $0.2 million and $0.5 million related to the Company’s other postretirement plans in the three months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.7 million in the six months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, respectively.

For the six months ended July 2, 2011, the Company made contributions of $7.1 million to its pension plans and other postretirement plans. The Company expects to contribute approximately $14.0 million to its pension plans and postretirement plans for the remainder of 2011.