Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Retirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Significant disclosures relating to benefit plans

Significant disclosures relating to these benefit plans for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011 follow:

	Pension Benefits
	Nine Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	Sept. 29, 2012			October 1,  2011			Sept. 29, 2012			October 1,  2011
Service cost	$	2,034,985		$	1,590,755		$	687,789		$	530,252
Interest cost		2,151,392			2,212,255			723,432			737,418
Expected return on plan assets		(2,948,242	)		(2,737,713	)		(982,747	)		(912,571	)
Amortization of prior service cost		165,787			145,612			82,968			48,537
Amortization of the net loss		726,863			672,791			241,171			224,264
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,130,785		$	1,883,700		$	752,613		$	627,900

	Postretirement Benefits
	Nine Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	Sept. 29, 2012			October 1,  2011			Sept. 29, 2012			October 1,  2011
Service cost	$	130,210		$	94,848		$	43,403		$	31,616
Interest cost		107,541			102,564			35,847			34,188
Expected return on plan assets		(72,779	)		(74,475	)		(24,259	)		(24,825	)
Amortization of prior service cost		(17,917	)		(17,916	)		(5,972	)		(5,972	)
Amortization of the net loss		-			-			-			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	147,055		$	105,021		$	49,019		$	35,007