Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 24, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

NOTE 10 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The components of net periodic benefit cost for Dole’s U.S. and international pension plans and other postretirement benefit (“OPRB”) plans were as follows:

	U.S. Pension Plans						International Pension Plans						OPRB Plans
	Quarter Ended						Quarter Ended						Quarter Ended
	March 24, 2012			March 26, 2011			March 24, 2012			March 26, 2011			March 24, 2012			March 26, 2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	42		$	43		$	1,809		$	1,452		$	16		$	17
Interest cost		3,222			3,440			1,649			1,588			481			482
Expected return on plan assets		(3,529	)		(3,779	)		(98	)		(103	)
Amortization of:
Unrecognized net loss (gain)		1,871			1,525			399			210			18			15
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit)		—			—			92			97			(814	)		(813	)
Restructuring related settlements		—			—						402			—			—
	$	1,606		$	1,229		$	3,851		$	3,646		$	(299	)	$	(299	)