Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2012

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Liabilities [Abstract]

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Liabilities

Note 14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Liabilities

The components of net pension and postretirement periodic benefit cost (income) for the three months ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, were as follows (in thousands):

	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Three Months Ended April 1, 2012, and April 3, 2011:
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost		2,983			3,029			494			528			34			40
Expected return on plan assets		(2,592	)		(2,688	)		(532	)		(517	)		—			—
Amortization and deferrals:
Transition asset		—			—			(33	)		(33	)		—			—
Actuarial loss		888			563			163			163			—			—
Prior service cost		—			—			—			—			(41	)		(40	)
Net pension and postretirement periodic benefit cost (income)	$	1,279		$	904		$	92		$	141		$	(7	)	$	—

Our pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions for the three months ended April 1, 2012, were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	April 1, 2012
U.S. defined benefit postretirement benefit plans	$	995
Matching contributions to 401(k) plan		1,234
Foreign pension plans		814
Total	$	3,043

Benefits paid pertaining to our other postretirement benefit plans were not material for the three months ended April 1, 2012.

We expect to contribute an additional $16.5 million to these plans during the remainder of 2012, including $7.5 million of contributions to our U.S. pension plan, $3.2 million of benefit payments for our unfunded U.S. defined benefit plans, $2.9 million in matching contributions to our 401(k) plan, and $2.9 million in contributions to our foreign pension plans.