EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Schedule of elements of retirement and post-retirement costs

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		September 30,		September 29,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Pension plans:
Interest Cost	$	19,596	$	19,788	$	59,713	$	59,365
Expected return on plan assets		(20,772)		(22,624)		(63,047)		(67,872)
Special termination benefits		—		—		6,834		—
Actuarial loss		6,157		6,295		17,838		18,886
Net pension expense		4,981		3,459		21,338		10,379
Net post-retirement benefit credit		(651)		(681)		(1,952)		(2,044)
Net retirement benefit expenses	$	4,330	$	2,778	$	19,386	$	8,335