Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

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 second fiscal quarters of 2012 and 2011 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans:

	Fiscal quarter ended						Fiscal quarter ended
	June 30, 2012						July 2, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Net service cost	$	-		$	811		$	-		$	849
Interest cost		3,923			2,344			4,081			2,679
Expected return on plan assets		(4,770	)		(414	)		(4,888	)		(398	)
Amortization of prior service cost		550			-			612			-
Amortization of losses		3,174			416			2,201			254
Curtailments and settlements		-			-			148			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,877		$	3,157		$	2,154		$	3,384

The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost for the six fiscal months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans:

	Six fiscal months ended						Six fiscal months ended
	June 30, 2012						July 2, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Net service cost	$	-		$	1,625		$	-		$	1,676
Interest cost		7,850			4,718			8,149			5,241
Expected return on plan assets		(9,486	)		(826	)		(9,541	)		(789	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1,100			-			1,253			-
Amortization of losses		6,285			834			4,303			503
Curtailments and settlements		-			-			148			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,749		$	6,351		$	4,312		$	6,631

Net periodic benefit cost under other postretirement benefit plans

The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the second fiscal quarters of 2012 and 2011 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans:

	Fiscal quarter ended					Fiscal quarter ended
	June 30, 2012					July 2, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	18		$	63	$	20		$	71
Interest cost		131			71		146			73
Amortization of prior service credit		(102	)		-		(111	)		-
Amortization of transition obligation		8			-		12			-
Amortization of gains		(26	)		-		(61	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	29		$	134	$	6		$	144

The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the six fiscal months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans:

	Six fiscal months ended					Six fiscal months ended
	June 30, 2012					July 2, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	36		$	127	$	39		$	138
Interest cost		261			144		292			142
Amortization of prior service credit		(204	)		-		(221	)		-
Amortization of transition obligation		16			-		24			-
Amortization of gains		(48	)		-		(122	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	61		$	271	$	12		$	280