Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Components of the net periodic pension cost under defined benefit pension plans

The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost for the third fiscal quarters of 2011 and 2010 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans (in thousands):

	Fiscal quarter ended						Fiscal quarter ended
	October 1, 2011						October 2, 2010
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Net service cost	$	-		$	841		$	-		$	514
Interest cost		4,091			2,643			4,011			2,541
Expected return on plan assets		(4,770	)		(397	)		(4,525	)		(340	)
Amortization of prior service cost		554			-			631			-
Amortization of losses		2,256			253			2,329			42
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,131		$	3,340		$	2,446		$	2,757

The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost for the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans (in thousands):

	Nine fiscal months ended						Nine fiscal months ended
	October 1, 2011						October 2, 2010
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Net service cost	$	-		$	2,517		$	-		$	2,048
Interest cost		12,240			7,884			12,068			8,104
Expected return on plan assets		(14,311	)		(1,186	)		(13,574	)		(1,263	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1,807			-			833			-
Amortization of losses		6,559			756			6,986			129
Curtailments and settlements		148			-			-			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	6,443		$	9,971		$	6,313		$	9,018

Net periodic benefit cost under other postretirement benefit plans

The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the third fiscal quarters of 2011 and 2010 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans (in thousands):

	Fiscal quarter ended					Fiscal quarter ended
	October 1, 2011					October 2, 2010
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	19		$	70	$	19		$	62
Interest cost		146			72		162			71
Amortization of prior service credit		(110	)		-		(111	)		-
Amortization of transition obligation		11			-		19			-
Amortization of gains		(61	)		-		(59	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5		$	142	$	30		$	133

The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost for the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans (in thousands):

	Nine fiscal months ended					Nine fiscal months ended
	October 1, 2011					October 2, 2010
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	58		$	208	$	76		$	190
Interest cost		438			214		553			217
Amortization of prior service credit		(331	)		-		(331	)		-
Amortization of transition obligation		35			-		56			-
Amortization of gains		(183	)		-		(161	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	17		$	422	$	193		$	407