Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 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 third fiscal quarters of 2012 and 2011 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans:

	Fiscal quarter ended						Fiscal quarter ended
	September 29, 2012						October 1, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Net service cost	$	-		$	800		$	-		$	841
Interest cost		3,925			2,289			4,091			2,643
Expected return on plan assets		(4,743	)		(416	)		(4,770	)		(397	)
Amortization of prior service cost		550			-			554			-
Amortization of losses		3,142			409			2,256			253
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,874		$	3,082		$	2,131		$	3,340

The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost for the nine fiscal months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans:

	Nine fiscal months ended						Nine fiscal months ended
	September 29, 2012						October 1, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Net service cost	$	-		$	2,425		$	-		$	2,517
Interest cost		11,775			7,007			12,240			7,884
Expected return on plan assets		(14,229	)		(1,242	)		(14,311	)		(1,186	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1,650			-			1,807			-
Amortization of losses		9,427			1,243			6,559			756
Curtailments and settlements		-			-			148			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8,623		$	9,433		$	6,443		$	9,971

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 2012 and 2011 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans:

	Fiscal quarter ended					Fiscal quarter ended
	September 29, 2012					October 1, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	19		$	62	$	19		$	70
Interest cost		130			70		146			72
Amortization of prior service credit		(101	)		-		(110	)		-
Amortization of transition obligation		8			-		11			-
Amortization of gains		(24	)		-		(61	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	32		$	132	$	5		$	142

The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the nine fiscal months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans:

	Nine fiscal months ended					Nine fiscal months ended
	September 29, 2012					October 1, 2011
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	55		$	189	$	58		$	208
Interest cost		391			214		438			214
Amortization of prior service credit		(305	)		-		(331	)		-
Amortization of transition obligation		24			-		35			-
Amortization of gains		(72	)		-		(183	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	93		$	403	$	17		$	422