Note 7. Employee Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

7.         The following table provides the components of net periodic employee benefits expense for the Company’s benefit plans for the first quarters of 2013 and 2012:

	Three Months Ended
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
(In thousands)	Mar. 31, 2013			Mar. 25, 2012			Mar. 31, 2013			Mar. 25, 2012
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$	50		$	50
Interest cost		4,700			5,300			225			450
Expected return on plan assets		(5,750	)		(5,925	)		-			-
Amortization of prior-service cost		-			-			25			325
Amortization of net loss/(gain)		2,100			1,375			(200	)		(175	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,050		$	750		$	100		$	650

Certain components of net periodic benefit cost were reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013, as shown below:

(In thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Amortization of prior-service cost	$	25
Amortization of net loss		1,900
Total reclassifications	$	1,925