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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] 
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Defined Benefit Plans – As of October 1, 2011, the Company maintained three domestic pension plans and three German pension plans (collectively, the "Plans").  The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for its Plans.

The following table sets forth aggregated net periodic benefit cost and other benefit cost for the third quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively: 

(In millions)
 
Pension Benefits
 
 
Third Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
October 1, 2011
 
October 2, 2010
 
October 1, 2011
 
October 2, 2010
Service cost
 
$
0.7

 
$
0.8

 
$
2.6

 
$
2.3

Interest cost
 
2.0

 
2.1

 
7.2

 
6.5

Expected return on assets
 
(2.3
)
 
(2.2
)
 
(8.8
)
 
(7.4
)
Loss
 
0.8

 
0.4

 
2.7

 
1.4

Prior service cost
 

 
0.1

 
0.1

 
0.2

Settlement cost
 

 

 

 
0.4

Curtailment cost
 

 

 

 
0.9

Total net periodic benefit cost
 
$
1.2

 
$
1.2

 
$
3.8

 
$
4.3


(In millions)
 
Other Benefits
 
 
Third Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
October 1, 2011
 
October 2, 2010
 
October 1, 2011
 
October 2, 2010
Interest cost
 
$
0.2

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.5

 
$
0.6

Loss
 
0.1

 

 
0.1

 

Prior service cost
 
0.1

 

 
0.1

 

Obligation
 

 

 
0.1

 

Curtailment cost
 

 

 

 
0.2

Total net periodic benefit cost
 
$
0.4

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.8

 
$
0.8



In the nine months ended October 1, 2011, the Company made contributions to the Plans of $15.9 million.  The amount of contributions to be made to the Plans during calendar year 2011 was finalized September 15, 2011 based upon the Plans' year-end valuation at January 1, 2011 and the desired funding level to be achieved as of January 1, 2011.